dooz wrote:If Howry was the only lefty in the pen, I could understand Dempster getting a long leash. Cotts and Eyre are shaky, at best, but they should be fine lefty specialists.
Basically, I'm with the rest on this. If Dempster struggles, Howry should get the job pretty quickly.
jfg wrote:Howry is a much better pitcher against left handed batters. He's 3.71 against righties 1.91 era against lefties. I don't think that adds up to a great closer. As a closer he'll have to face righties a lot more than he would as a setup man.
That's exactly why, in a way. His numbers are so good because of the situation he's used for. If he was used like Dumpster is, you'd have 2 giant headaches. At least Dempster has shown he can be successful in the role before.
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CPHFighter1 wrote: How do you get ERA numbers split between LH batters and RH batters? With it always switching per batter, it seems like this isn't the best statistic.
you can get them readily at any major site. its an official statistic of major league baseball.
Yeah, it's certainly a readily available split. I've always wondered too, though, how in the hell they derive it. Like the other poster says -- you don't come in today and just face right handers. And then come in another day and face lefthanders. You're facing both, typically. If I come in and give up a double to a lefty, and then a double to a righty, which side gets credit for the earned run? Beats me, but either way it's not meaningful. Does anyone actually know the details behind this calculation?
CPHFighter1 wrote: How do you get ERA numbers split between LH batters and RH batters? With it always switching per batter, it seems like this isn't the best statistic.
you can get them readily at any major site. its an official statistic of major league baseball.
Yeah, it's certainly a readily available split. I've always wondered too, though, how in the hell they derive it. Like the other poster says -- you don't come in today and just face right handers. And then come in another day and face lefthanders. You're facing both, typically. If I come in and give up a double to a lefty, and then a double to a righty, which side gets credit for the earned run? Beats me, but either way it's not meaningful. Does anyone actually know the details behind this calculation?
ERA is not available (edit- is not possible to properly and accurately derive, somehow MLB.com thinks they can, but STATs inc. -yahoo etc - cannot) based on LHB/ RHB splits.
CPHFighter1 wrote: How do you get ERA numbers split between LH batters and RH batters? With it always switching per batter, it seems like this isn't the best statistic.
you can get them readily at any major site. its an official statistic of major league baseball.
Yeah, it's certainly a readily available split. I've always wondered too, though, how in the hell they derive it. Like the other poster says -- you don't come in today and just face right handers. And then come in another day and face lefthanders. You're facing both, typically. If I come in and give up a double to a lefty, and then a double to a righty, which side gets credit for the earned run? Beats me, but either way it's not meaningful. Does anyone actually know the details behind this calculation?
ERA is not available (edit- is not possible to properly and accurately derive, somehow MLB.com thinks they can, but STATs inc. -yahoo etc - cannot) based on LHB/ RHB splits.
"That's exactly why. His numbers are so good because of the situation he's used for. If he was used like Dumpster is, you'd have 2 giant headaches. At least Dempster has shown he can be successful in the role before."
Realize Dempster saved 17 games in a row without giving up a run in Aug/Sept '05. 22.3 scoreless IP in a row, k rate over 9, whip under 1. Did wonders for my h2h team.
Realize Dempster saved 17 games in a row without giving up a run in Aug/Sept '05. 22.3 scoreless IP in a row, k rate over 9, whip under 1. Did wonders for my h2h team.
you said howry was only good when facing lefties based on the left vs right era figures (bogus stat). when clearly howry is just as effective vs righties
Realize Dempster saved 17 games in a row without giving up a run in Aug/Sept '05. 22.3 scoreless IP in a row, k rate over 9, whip under 1. Did wonders for my h2h team.
you said howry was only good when facing lefties based on the left vs right era figures (bogus stat). when clearly howry is just as effective vs righties
Yeah, he has a better career WHIP and BAA against righties than lefties.
edit: This isn't directed at Christy since he never said that about the lefty/righty numbers.
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Realize Dempster saved 17 games in a row without giving up a run in Aug/Sept '05. 22.3 scoreless IP in a row, k rate over 9, whip under 1. Did wonders for my h2h team.
you said howry was only good when facing lefties based on the left vs right era figures (bogus stat). when clearly howry is just as effective vs righties
No I said his numbers look so good because he's used situationally. I failed to read the quotees entire post
Obviously I disagree with rhb/lhb splits. We must both have a problem reading today.
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by negola_d » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:43 pm 
you can get them readily at any major site. its an official statistic of major league baseball.
