Up Three Rivers Without A Paddle?
Posted by Steve Lombardi on September 4, 2009
To date, 19 times this season a Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher has gone 6+ IP, allowing 3 ER or less, and was charged with a loss this season. Via Baseball-Reference.com Play Index Pitching Game Finder, here's how all big league teams have done in this slice, so far, this year:
Tm Year Games Link to Individual Games +---+----+-----+-------------------------+ PIT 2009 19 Ind. Games ARI 2009 17 Ind. Games KCR 2009 15 Ind. Games CHC 2009 15 Ind. Games ATL 2009 15 Ind. Games SDP 2009 14 Ind. Games CLE 2009 14 Ind. Games STL 2009 13 Ind. Games BAL 2009 13 Ind. Games OAK 2009 12 Ind. Games NYM 2009 12 Ind. Games COL 2009 12 Ind. Games TOR 2009 11 Ind. Games CIN 2009 11 Ind. Games WSN 2009 10 Ind. Games PHI 2009 10 Ind. Games FLA 2009 10 Ind. Games TBR 2009 9 Ind. Games MIL 2009 9 Ind. Games LAD 2009 9 Ind. Games TEX 2009 8 Ind. Games MIN 2009 8 Ind. Games DET 2009 8 Ind. Games CHW 2009 8 Ind. Games SFG 2009 7 Ind. Games SEA 2009 7 Ind. Games LAA 2009 7 Ind. Games HOU 2009 7 Ind. Games BOS 2009 6 Ind. Games NYY 2009 5 Ind. Games
September 4th, 2009 at 9:58 am
You can also find that by going here http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2009-starter-pitching.shtml#teams_starter_pitching::8 and sorting by "Ltuf" (tough losses). (Bill James used to define that as a loss when the game score was 50 or less, but B-R is defining it as a loss when throwing a quality start.)
September 4th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Er, Three Rivers? How many years has it been since the Pirates played in Three Rivers?
September 7th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Gerry: Last time I visited Pittsburgh, there were still three rivers flowing there, and the Pirates new PNC Park is right near the confluence of them (just a few blocks east of the old stadium). Steve's creative title does not necessarily refer to Three Rivers Stadium, merely Pittsburgh's famous waterways.
And, if you were really wondering, this marks the ninth season for the new park.