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Originally Posted by CheckRaise
And you win games by preventing runs? As a pitcher when you have a 3 run lead you don't think hey I'll just give in to this guy and grove him some fastballs because who cares if he hits a bomb.
I am just arguing a win is not meaningless. I would never decide the Cy Young based on it. There are plenty of deep statistics to figure out who the best is and the win statistic is not involved in that math.
There are plenty of clear examples where the pitcher will groove a fastball down the middle and not care if they hit a bomb. A 5-0 lead in a 3-0 count is exactly what a starter would do.
I imagine the catcher would come to the mound and say, fastball over the plate, i dont care if he hits it 500 feet, dont just give up the walk