One More Zack Greinke Stat: 0.43 ERA to Close The Season
by royalsreview on Sep 29, 2009 2:14 PM EDT
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In his last six starts, Greinke's ERA is 0.43. If you go back one more start, you get his sublime 15 strikeout performance against Cleveland, in which he allowed a *terrible* two runs. In his last seven starts, his ERA is 0.72.
Pitching for a horrible team, in front of a horrible defense, against one of the toughest stretches of the schedule, he's turned it on.
I know ERA is a problematic stat, but it's damn near impossible to have a sub 0.50 ERA if you aren't, well, awesome.
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But CC has a win streak......
And wins are way more indicative of awesomeness than some overvalued stat like ERA. Let’s face it, if Zack pitched for the NYY, he’d be 4-23 with a 6.35 ERA because he lacks the intestinal fortitude. If CC pitched for the Royals, he would be 25-0 with a 1.23 ERA because he would see the need to step up his game to cover his teammates failings. I don’t understand these random posts about Zack that insist he’s some sort of special player. It’s all because of his low stress environment, where he only pitches against teenage girls. CC has real grit.
Turning Kool-Aid to Jesus Juice since 2009.
by Discodave on Sep 29, 2009 2:42 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Two goals for the last start
7 IP with 0 ER would lower ERA to 1.99
7 Ks to tie, 8 Ks to beat Dennis Leonard’s season record for a Royal
Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!
by loyal2sdad on Sep 29, 2009 2:51 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
he is good at playing baseball
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by RoyalsRetro on Sep 29, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
The greatness that is Zack, can be compared to the following;
…but this is still isn’t as awesome as what Greinke is doing, it would be like……..I don’t even know.
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Sep 29, 2009 3:14 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
that was one of my all time favorite comic strips
T. Rex in a fighter jet. yeah, baby – just like Xaq
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
by buddyball on Sep 29, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome
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by RoyalsRetro on Sep 29, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is that Han Solo in Meatloaf's outfit?
Or Meatloaf in Han Solo’s outfit?
by AxDxMx on Sep 29, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Sep 29, 2009 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he didn't suck from June to August
he’d be poised to break Gibson’s ERA record
by NotAHippie on Sep 29, 2009 3:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I would love to see
Zack DH against CC!!
We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view, Tangled up in blue.
-Bob Dylan
by Royal Kingdom on Sep 29, 2009 6:15 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
No Cy Young for Greinke
Sorry Royals fans, but Greinke is not deserving of the Cy Young award. While I acknowledge that he has had a very good season, he will NOT win the Cy Young award. I, as most voters likely will do, will vote for Sabathia 1st, Verlander 2nd and either Hernandez or Greinke 3rd. Why? Greinke has not won enough games, his team is barely .500 in his starts and more importantly, he has not won any meaningful games all season, while Sabathia and Verlander have. It is easier to pitch with no pressure, as Greinke has done, than with a playoff spot on the line, as Sabathia and Verlander have done. Nice job Greinke, but no Cy Young for you. All you lame Royal fans who have already given him the award, get a clue. Stop buying into GMDM and Hillman’s line of crap, the Royals are an awful team and will not contend in 2010 (even with Greinke). No Royal player (or the team for that matter) is deserving of a post season award. Without any good players ( outside of Butler), Greinke will never win any individual awards; unless the team drastically improves. I do not see any improvement in the Royals any time soon.
by dtjar on Sep 30, 2009 12:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Look at this guy
He’s one funny motherfucker.
by NotAHippie on Sep 30, 2009 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It must be stressful for CC
That terrible lineup the Yankees have makes it hard for him to pitch. 7.84 runs support must be tough for CC to compete. The thought that you don’t have to be perfect since your team will score runs sucks! But I thank Peter Gammons for posting on RR!
by Disco Time on Sep 30, 2009 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, obviously...
but here’s a RR article from a copule weeks ago that touches on your argument. It’s a bit dated by now but a lot of the arguments still apply.
http://www.royalsreview.com/2009/9/18/1036207/dumb-arguments-against-zack
by brandonh981 on Sep 30, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Will you come back and post here after the award is given?
So we can say “I told you so?”
by awolfson on Sep 30, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I doubt he ever looks at this site again...
He signed up for SBNation yesterday and wrote his post minutes later. Seems as though this guy has gone to other Royals blog sites to write the same thing.
http://www.royalsauthority.com/2009-articles/september/greinke-slides-closer-to-the-cy.html
Last comment on the page.
by brandonh981 on Sep 30, 2009 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder what the Yankees' WinPct is in games that CC doesn't pitch?
Oh, what’s that? It’s about the same both ways? Really? So if that’s true (and I’m too busy to look it up), how valuable is CC?
by AxDxMx on Sep 30, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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