Zack Greinke Strikes Out 15 Indians, Reminds America He's Still Awesome
by Will McDonald on Aug 25, 2009 10:44 PM EDT
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After a lost summer in which he's been largely betrayed by his teammates (the worst team in the American League) Zack Greinke recaptured his April magic. Greinke's line from Tuesday night: 8 innings, 5 hits allowed, 1 walk and 15 strikeouts.
Greinke's fifteen strikeouts is both a team record and a personal high of 11, set during the 2008 season against Oakland. Greinke struck out every Cleveland batter except for Asdrubal Cabrera Tuesday night, and recorded three strikeouts apiece versus Shin-Soo Choo and Kelly Shoppach.
Strictly by the numbers that only the pitcher can control -- also known as "what should matter" -- Greinke has been the best pitcher in the American League this season, though the gap has closed in recent weeks. After a series of horrific losses and no decisions caused by his hapless mates and an increasing sense that he was sliding out of the Cy Young race, I couldn't help but feel that Zack's shutdown start against the Tribe tonight had a certain "eff you" quality.
In an awful season which ends a decade of failure and incompetence, Zack Greinke's historically great season has been mostly wasted, but no less relished and enjoyed.
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My 2 cents
Phase 1: Assemble expensive, below average players
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: CHAMPIONSHIP!
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by ratherfantastic on Aug 25, 2009 10:46 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Yes he does, Yes he does
When super delayed gratification meets with underachieving veteran they laugh at the Royals, just a hypothesis though
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Aug 26, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
You selling that poster?
I would like to be a buyer.
Way to go Zacker...
15 k’s is outstanding… and the offense even scored some runs for him. It was good win. Th victory scotch is flowing….
nice to see it
but sooooooooo far to go…
Kansas City Royals - rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic since 1994.
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Aug 25, 2009 10:57 PM EDT reply actions
yep....still 3.5 games back
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by billybeingbilly on Aug 25, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
i will say
that it was at least mildly encouraging to read that DM at least acknowledges the failure of this year…i guess we’ll see what happens.
Kansas City Royals - rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic since 1994.
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Aug 25, 2009 10:58 PM EDT reply actions
Zach's impressive showing
Skyrockets his W-L record to 12-8. Magical.
Bob McClure is not impressed.
neither is joe morgan...
he was an absolute ass-clown last night discussing greinke
where i'm "day-to-day" but i won't play again happens!
by blue bandwagon on Aug 26, 2009 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions
basically that it all comes down to wins and losses... psycho babble...
then, on an unrelated note, went on a rant about how he doesnt believe defensive statistics… he has his own eyes. clearly, he trusts the process.
where i'm "day-to-day" but i won't play again happens!
by blue bandwagon on Aug 26, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
according to Banny
Zack Greinke told the bullpen that they weren’t going to be needed tonight
Graduate with a B.S. from the Dayton Moore School of Stats Analysis
by BHWick on Aug 25, 2009 11:14 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Ok, that's just something awesome
If we ever make a playoff series- I’d love to hear something like that :D
by sterlingice on Aug 25, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
WOW
and HELLS YEAH!!!!
When super delayed gratification meets with underachieving veteran they laugh at the Royals, just a hypothesis though
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Aug 26, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Without any real standout stats in the AL
If he gets to, say 15 wins and less than 10 losses, say 15-9 with an ERA under 2.50 and over 200 K’s- is that enough?
Depends on whether or not Roger Clemens makes his comeback in the next week or so
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
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by Matt Klaassen on Aug 25, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno.
There is one bright spot in the Zack for Cy race; virtually every story I see written about him now basically starts with some mention of his lack of offensive support. That’s important, because when the sportswriters start pounding on it, it means they very well may seriously take it into consideration.
This space for rent.
depends on whether somebody else wins 20 games...
I expect a highway robbery a la Colon over Santana in 2005 if there is a 20 game winner in the AL.
by swing and a miss on Aug 26, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I randomly got free tickets to the game tonight.
It was glorious. The end.
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You lucky son of a.....
When super delayed gratification meets with underachieving veteran they laugh at the Royals, just a hypothesis though
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Aug 26, 2009 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Just got back from working the game
took my shower, now have FSKC tuned in to watch the replay of this game – yeah, he was that good, that I wanna stay up til 1 AM on a Tuesday night just to see what it looked like on TV.
If I knew it would work this well, I would have posted my “I’m not giving up on a Greinke Cy Young” fanshot a month and a half ago : )
Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!
Greinke...
keeping fans up all night just to see replays of his awesomeness, and keeping one sliver of hope alive for the Royals future.
Thank you Zack, thank you.
PITCH MAN PITCH!!!!
When super delayed gratification meets with underachieving veteran they laugh at the Royals, just a hypothesis though
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Aug 26, 2009 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
so glad i'm going to get to see him on sunday...
with the battle for grass creek on the line.
where i'm "day-to-day" but i won't play again happens!
wait did this happen?
i missed the game and am trying to see highlights on sportscenter…
My stories a lot like yours only more interesting because it involves robots!
for those of you following this:
Greinke took the season lead in WAR last night from Lincecum. He’s now at 7.2, which is in the top 20 of full seasons since 2002. And yes, he still has a month to add to that total. If he continues at his current pace (which, he’s always been a very strong September pitcher) he’ll finish with a roughly 9.4 WAR, which would be the best single season since Randy Johnson’s 2004.
that should be good for a 4th place Cy Young finish
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by billybeingbilly on Aug 26, 2009 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions
good point...
although the WAR leader in each year has a pretty good shot at winning the Cy Young. The AL Cy Young has gone to the WAR leader every year since 2003 except the Colon debacle in ’05 and last year when Halladay and CC* were both a touch better than Cliff Lee.
*obviously CC swapped leagues in July…
by billexgordler on Aug 26, 2009 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions
we shall see....
hopefully that trend continues
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by billybeingbilly on Aug 26, 2009 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Thats not much better than 50%
In the last 5 years the best AL WAR has only won the CY Young 3 of 5 times.
Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures
by averagegatsby on Aug 26, 2009 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
4/6 (I was including 2003)
And last year’s was very close between halladay, lee and cc. Much closer than this year.
by billexgordler on Aug 27, 2009 7:53 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
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