HandsomeHarley
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Aug 25, 2004
- Messages
- 4,587
According to MLB rules, one of the provisions of the save rule is that the pitcher can not be the winning pitcher.
But that's the majors.
But that's the majors.
Welcome to SportsJournalists.com, a friendly forum for discussing all things sports and journalism.
Your voice is missing! You will need to register for a free account to get access to the following site features:We hope to see you as a part of our community soon!
crimsonace said:This situation came my 1st year in the biz ... I credited the guy in the paper with a win and a save, but then saw the MLB rule a while later.
Rhody ... good call on emailing STATS. Their explanation doesn't make sense to me as someone who reads the letter of the rule, but it does as a stat geek.
==
Another dumb question ...
Pitcher A is pitching, with Runner A on first base.
A pitching change is made ...
Next batter (Batter/runner B) grounds into a force-out ... Runner A is out, and batter/runner B is safe at first.
Which pitcher is responsible for the runner? I said Pitcher A was, because the next pitcher induced an out and Batter/Runner B simply replaced Runner A at first.
My compadre in the press box (the guy running the scoreboard) said the runner reached with Pitcher B on the mound, therefore he's Pitcher B's runner.
I'll look it up, but I'll toss it out here for discussion fodder, too
crimsonace said:This situation came my 1st year in the biz ... I credited the guy in the paper with a win and a save, but then saw the MLB rule a while later.
Rhody ... good call on emailing STATS. Their explanation doesn't make sense to me as someone who reads the letter of the rule, but it does as a stat geek.
==
Another dumb question ...
Pitcher A is pitching, with Runner A on first base.
A pitching change is made ...
Next batter (Batter/runner B) grounds into a force-out ... Runner A is out, and batter/runner B is safe at first.
Which pitcher is responsible for the runner? I said Pitcher A was, because the next pitcher induced an out and Batter/Runner B simply replaced Runner A at first.
My compadre in the press box (the guy running the scoreboard) said the runner reached with Pitcher B on the mound, therefore he's Pitcher B's runner.
I'll look it up, but I'll toss it out here for discussion fodder, too
forever_town said:Couldn't we have just one running baseball scoring questions thread?
deskslave said:Pitcher A's runner. There's no fundamental change to the situation. It's the same as if the batter had struck out or flied out.