Right now, a pitcher has to go 5 innings or more to get a win if he starts the game (of course if he goes less than that he can still get the loss) and also can't qualify for a win if he leaves a game while his team is leading, the bullpen blows it, but then they come back to win later.
Here are my latest 2 examples of how screwed up this is:
6/24 Hou beats Mil 12-9. Sampson goes 7 innings for the Stros and leaves winning 7-3. Bullpen comes in and tries to lose the game, especially Wheeler, who allows THREE homers in his 2 inning of 'relief'. When Houston comes back and wins in the 10th inning, freakin Wheeler gets the win! WTF.
6/25 Atl beats Wash 4-1. Bergmann gets the loss for the Nats. He pitched the 1st 4 innings, only allowed 1 run, and left trailing 1-0. Traber came in relief and allowed 3 runs, which is really where the game was lost.
This crap happens all the time, and it really screws these starting pitchers with lousy bullpens. And then the guys who get wins for pitching a third of an inning just before their team takes the lead is a joke too. I am usually a baseball purist, against things like inventing the DH or giving out saves to guys who only put the game in jeopardy with the men they put on base. But I think they need to come up with something new here.
Here are my latest 2 examples of how screwed up this is:
6/24 Hou beats Mil 12-9. Sampson goes 7 innings for the Stros and leaves winning 7-3. Bullpen comes in and tries to lose the game, especially Wheeler, who allows THREE homers in his 2 inning of 'relief'. When Houston comes back and wins in the 10th inning, freakin Wheeler gets the win! WTF.
6/25 Atl beats Wash 4-1. Bergmann gets the loss for the Nats. He pitched the 1st 4 innings, only allowed 1 run, and left trailing 1-0. Traber came in relief and allowed 3 runs, which is really where the game was lost.
This crap happens all the time, and it really screws these starting pitchers with lousy bullpens. And then the guys who get wins for pitching a third of an inning just before their team takes the lead is a joke too. I am usually a baseball purist, against things like inventing the DH or giving out saves to guys who only put the game in jeopardy with the men they put on base. But I think they need to come up with something new here.