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Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B
Yes! Ultimately, everyone wants the win, but it's certainly not solely on the shoulders of any one player to achieve that. The pitcher may get credit for the decision, but there are lots of other players and factors that determine the outcome. Therefore, I will never solely be transfixed with W-L.
Every manager wants strikeouts from his pitchers. While there are other obvious requests, "Get that guy out" has to be the big one.
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Yep. A win or a loss depend half on how good the pitcher was, half on how much run support he got. Thus, people win Cy Youngs with mediocre W-L records. IIRC Ryan himself had a season where he lost twice as many as he won, but led the league in ERA.
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Last edited by Peter_Spaeth; 10-29-2024 at 01:18 PM.
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