Joba-esque game from Morrow

by Travis G on Sep 6, 2008 1:18 AM EDT Comment 4 comments

Brandon Morrow made the first start of his career (after 100 career relief innings) a memorable one, throwing 7.2 innings of one-hit ball. His fastball lived in the mid-90s, and it was even more effective because of his great curve and changeup. It was reminiscent of the gem Joba threw in Boston a few weeks ago.

The Yanks finally broke through in the 8th when Wilson Betemit lined a pinch-hit double just past a running Ichiro in right. The Yanks (and I) breathed a sigh of relief, for a no-hitter would've been the ulitmate embarrassment in a season full of them.

Three runs or less counter: 60

- Remember how Brian Cashman was killed and Theo Epstein was lauded when Boston landed Eric Gagne last season? He's been one of the worst relievers in baseball since that trade, posting a 6.70 ERA in 55 innings. Tonight he blew the save in Milwaukee (but was later bailed out as the Brewers won in the 11th).

- Kei Igawa pitched Scranton to a 2-1 series lead over Pawtucket while Kevin Whelan (acquired in the Gary Sheffield deal) helped Trenton sweep Portland to advance to the Eastern League finals.

- Many high-ceiling low-level prospects are going to the Instructional League in Tampa (starting September 18th). They include Jesus Montero, Dellin Betances, Brett Marshall, Chris Garcia, Jeremy Bleich and Kelvin DeLeon (among others).

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Three runs or less counter: 60...

Where does this rank them in the majors? I could use a little frame-of-reference for this. Is 60 a lot, or A LOT? Is it a lot for a Yankee team?

by nettles9 on Sep 6, 2008 12:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

gotcha

yes, it’s a lot for the Yankees. they’re 7th (out of 14) in the AL in runs scored. in 2006, they had just 47 of those games the whole year. in 2007, just 42. so they’ve already surpassed each of those in just ~140 games.

i find it a very useful stat because 3 seems like the threshold for losing. 4+ runs gives you a good chance to win (last night being an example). 3 runs or less is almost always a loss. and it doesnt over-inflate their runs scored average based on a few 10+ run games (which are few and far between). kinda like quality starts for an offense.

by Travis G on Sep 6, 2008 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

haven't looked

at the totals for all teams, but i plan to do that as soon as the regular season is over. also have to see their corresponding w-l records. what would be interesting is to see at which runs scored amount is the biggest jump in win percentage. is it 3+, 4+, 5+, 6+ ?

by Travis G on Sep 6, 2008 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs