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Jun 14, 2011 11:59 PM
I'm with dave...especially against the Phillies teams aren't going to move up their rotations often becasue they are loaded with #1's

Often the Phillies will be on say game #58 and their opponents are on game 56 or 60.....
Jun 14, 2011 11:59pm
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Jun 15, 2011 12:05 AM
karen lotz;802777 wrote:I dunno, for the most part 1s usually match up with 1s, its just the way it works out. 5th starters will often get skipped in the rotation if there is an offday that would normally push everyone back a day. They try to keep the top guys on the same amount of rest.
about half the teams started on a thursday and half on friday so that already messed up everything for the #1s. Just wait til the end of the year and look at everything. The first few starts of the year and first few after the break will this idea will hold true, but after that it's just coincidence.
Jun 15, 2011 12:05am
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Jun 15, 2011 12:10 AM
I understand that, but a majority of the teams that started the season on Thursday were off Friday. Either way, teams used their first 3 starters in the opening series, which ended on Sunday. (I know there may have been a few 4 game opening series, but there weren't many.) I do know that the Braves have had off days fall where they have skipped their 5th starter for 3 straight turns through the rotation. I don't know what each team has done with their off days/5th starters, but I would guess the majority keep their first 4 on regular rest and the 5th guy is often skipped.
Jun 15, 2011 12:10am
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Jun 15, 2011 12:16 AM
if they started on thursday, 1s would pitch thurs, tues, sun etc. if they started on fri 1s would pitch fri, wed, mon etc. That's why I said only 1s would be messed up. just wait til the end of the year.

look at a guy like CC who is out there every 5th no matter what. i bet he's faced plenty of back end guys as well as aces.
Jun 15, 2011 12:16am
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Jun 15, 2011 12:22 AM
the info is out there I'm guessing for both of you to prove your points.....I guess the telling argument would be who Hamels has pitched against all year.
Jun 15, 2011 12:22am
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Jun 15, 2011 12:27 AM
I know CC has faced Beckett 3 times already. In 2007 he beat Johan Santana 4 times I think.

Id guess a #1 faces a #1 and #2 close to 70% of the starts. Then a #3 15% a #4 10% and #5 5%.
Jun 15, 2011 12:27am
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dave

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Jun 15, 2011 12:32 AM
Beckett started the 4th game for the BoSox this year, it was the Indians home opener. Pure luck they matched up 3 times.
Jun 15, 2011 12:32am
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Jun 15, 2011 12:50 AM
Its definitely not pure luck.
Jun 15, 2011 12:50am
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Jun 15, 2011 8:45 AM
Hamels 14 starts 9 W, 2 L, 3 ND
APRIL
Curt Young L
Lowe W
A.Sanchez ND
Richard W
Saunders W

MAY
L.Hernandez W
Jurgens L
Beachy ND
Del a Rosa W
Arroyo W
Pelfrey W

JUNE
Karstens ND
Kuroda W
Volstad W
Jun 15, 2011 8:45am
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Jun 15, 2011 11:57 AM
riders1;803033 wrote:Hamels 14 starts 9 W, 2 L, 3 ND
APRIL
Curt Young L
Lowe W
A.Sanchez ND
Richard W
Saunders W

MAY
L.Hernandez W
Jurgens L
Beachy ND
Del a Rosa W
Arroyo W
Pelfrey W

JUNE
Karstens ND
Kuroda W
Volstad W

Id say Jair is the only guy above Cole on the depth chart, and you can argue he is the #3 (Hanson and Hudson). Sanchez is also probably the #3 for Florida, maybe #2.
Jun 15, 2011 11:57am
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Jun 15, 2011 12:04 PM
Does that figure only into the win/loss column though?

Doesn't affect the other stats at all...if anything one could slightly argue that facing a top pitcher gets you a little more up and focused for the contest.

Felix Hernandez won the CY by completely ignoring the win/loss column. I hate to ignore the stat cause a starting pitchers job is to win..and preferably eat up 7 or 8 innings in doing so.
Jun 15, 2011 12:04pm
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Jun 15, 2011 12:07 PM
Ironman92;803282 wrote:Does that figure only into the win/loss column though?

Doesn't affect the other stats at all...if anything one could slightly argue that facing a top pitcher gets you a little more up and focused for the contest.

Felix Hernandez won the CY by completely ignoring the win/loss column. I hate to ignore the stat cause a starting pitchers job is to win..and preferably eat up 7 or 8 innings in doing so.

Oh I agree with that. My whole point was Cole was already an Ace for most teams, and he would have the numbers anyway. But now he will get maybe 20-25 wins because he is facing pitchers the Phils will eat up. I figured hed have the most wins, with comparable numbers to the other 3...which would be a direct correlation to who he faced, imo.
Jun 15, 2011 12:07pm
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Jun 15, 2011 12:17 PM
karen lotz;802639 wrote:Braves waste a HR from the MVP candidate and fall to Jon Niese and the Mets. Atlanta rolled out a lineup made up of mostly AA players, with a couple big leagues sprinkled in. 3 out of 8 opening day starters were in the line up today. Not good.

The Mets roll out a lineup of AA players on a daily basis, yet somehow find themselves only 4.5 games out of the wild card! Amazing that this team may actually be in contention when we get David Wright, Ike Davis and Johan Santana back next month (fingers crossed).
Jun 15, 2011 12:17pm
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Jun 15, 2011 12:50 PM
If he does...he deserves it. Hamels did his stuff all the way to the end of the World Series.

No one will win 20+ and not deserve it.

Except maybe the extreme steroid year cheater Clemens went 20-3 and 7 of his wins were against the atrocious Devil Rays....that same year Mike Mussina was nearly as good but never got any run support like Clemens and didn't get to feast on the Devil Rays and I think went 17-7 and not even considered in the Cy debate.
Jun 15, 2011 12:50pm
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Jun 15, 2011 12:51 PM
The Mets roll when Jose Reyes is playing full go good....and he is.
Jun 15, 2011 12:51pm
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Jun 15, 2011 1:02 PM
In 2001 Mussina and Clemens were both on the Yankees

Mussina had more innings, more strikeouts, lower ERA, gave up fewer hits, way fewer walks, way lower WHIP and 3 shutouts compared to Clemens 0

Clemens won the CY and Mussina was 5th or 6th....I really wish they looked deeper into the stats back then.

Records that year: Clemens 20-3 (3.51)

Mussina 17-11 (3.19)
Jun 15, 2011 1:02pm
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Jun 15, 2011 3:03 PM
Florida: they've completely collapsed. They were right there with the Phillies and ahead of the Braves just a few weeks ago. Currently, they're 32-34, Josh Johnson has been put on the 60-day DL and they're currently losing 8-1 to the Phillies thanks to a starting pitcher who needed 92 pitches to struggle through three innings of eight-run ball because he walked five and gave up five hits. EDIT: He also hit one guy.
Jun 15, 2011 3:03pm
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Jun 15, 2011 4:28 PM
Yeah Florida is tanking, fast. Surprising, I thought they'd be there til the end

Obviously that was dumb as shiz
Jun 15, 2011 4:28pm
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Jun 15, 2011 4:39 PM
The Phillies have homered 6 times in two games vs the Fish, 5 of which came in the 1st games. Game 3 is being played tonight as part of a day night doubleheader.

The Fish have only scored 2 runs while the Phillies have touched home plate 17 times.
Jun 15, 2011 4:39pm
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Jun 15, 2011 9:14 PM
Pudge Rodriguez is 3/4 in today's rout of the Cardinals....how long before the Giants come calling?
Jun 15, 2011 9:14pm
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Jun 15, 2011 9:22 PM
Ironman92;804027 wrote:Pudge Rodriguez is 3/4 in today's rout of the Cardinals....how long before the Giants come calling?

11 hours.
Jun 15, 2011 9:22pm
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Jun 15, 2011 9:54 PM
You are so sarcastic...pisses me off, people like you
Jun 15, 2011 9:54pm
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Jun 15, 2011 10:44 PM
Ironman92;804081 wrote:You are so sarcastic...pisses me off, people like you


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Jun 15, 2011 10:44pm
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Jun 15, 2011 10:44 PM
Scott Rolen's hit last night put him past Dusty Baker on the career hit list. 1982 to 1981
Jun 15, 2011 10:44pm
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