comparing pitching staffs: apples to apples

[bulldogcountry1]

with the existence of all these excuses - injury, youth, menstrual cycles, etc.- i decided to look at only the pitchers who were around to pitch both of the last two years to get a good feel about whether or not the new guys are hurting us and if the returning guys have progressed at all.

2008
IP = 251.2, ERA = 6.33, percentage of total staff innings pitched = 64%

2007
IP = 450.2, ERA = 4.77, percentage of total = 83%

that's a pretty glaring difference...more than i would have guessed. it's just hard to believe that we returned so many innings from last year, and they are giving up a run and a half more per game. i think you can only point to the coaching staff on this one.

on a similar note, who's bright idea was it to record innings pitched like that?

 

[8dog]

2 our returning starters (Cross and Pigott) pitched a lot of those innings injured. Bank on it.

 

[bulldogcountry1]

nm</p>

 

[8dog]

on an unrelated note, your avatar and sig are baffling.

 

[Todd4State]

Is that Bowen shouldn't be a starter to begin with. He was MUCH better coming out of the bullpen. One near no-hitter doesn't mean you get to start every game from on to eternity- especially if your ERA is over 7. Also, Jesse Carver has had to pitch more innings and he is atrocious. And that's being nice. Yes, the injuries have hurt- especially Crosswhite and Pigott. Plus, lack of player development, poor recruiting, and *** backward S&C are also a factor.

I really think one simple move would help our pitching staff immensely- move Bowen back to the bullpen and move Lalor to Sunday. Why this hasn't happened is beyond me. </p>