Arizona has exceeded their Pythagorean Win Total by a whopping ten games. How is that happening? Chris Jaffe at Hardball Times has the answer. Think about the Twins when you read this article.
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Just another game at Target Center tonight.
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The Terry Ryan formula explained...Pitching #1, Defense #2 and there's one other thing, offense, with a small "o", as in oh yeah, I guess we'll think about that. I listened to the pre-game on the drive from Soiux Falls, Terry's been getting a little "bitchy" with the callers lately. I swear, the signal was a little spotty, I heard him basically tell a guy to climb back under the rock he crawled out from.
Hardball Times could do with a better copy editor, but it was an interesting article.
Yeah, the article was definitely full of spelling and grammatical mistakes.
If there's one thing that's truly baffling about Major League managers, it's their inability to use bullpens correctly. Why does a manager save his best reliever for when they have a 3-run lead in the 9th? Why is there even a stat for this? If a pitcher in your bullpen can't regularly pitch an inning without giving up at least 3 runs, he doesn't deserve to be playing in the majors. You should have no trouble finding an AAA pitcher who can do this.
While pitching staffs are able to exceed their Pythagorean expectation through inconsistent pitching, hitting will be just the opposite. Having a balanced lineup that is a threat to score in every inning will lead you to more consistent scoring than one that's top heavy.
The Twins are totally backwards on both of these concepts.