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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
Wins tell you about as much about how good a pitcher actually is as his eye color. It was a little bit different when starters often pitched complete games, but in today's baseball setting, wins are next to worthless.
See: Roger Clemens 2004 season, in which every stat except wins made it clear he was the best pitcher in baseball, but he only won 11 or 12 games (for a team that was a contending team, no less).
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That's why they reference it as they announce the who the pitchers are... "It's 4-6 Tommy John who has green eyes going up against the 9-2 Tony Johnson who has blue eyes." Yeah, that's what they say...
Yeah, it actually does mean something... It may not tell the whole story, but it's not irrelevant either. And as starters do get pulled earlier it might grow less meaningful.
But one thing's for sure, I'm Shield's 2nd biggest fan now, he totally made this team awesome and a contender. He sure did provide the leadership we needed for the youngs kids to step up and realize their full potential..
