Ok, so I've been wracking my brain and can't figure it out. How can our starters AND our relievers both be top 5 in innings pitched? Have we played several more games than most of the rest of the league? I'm pretty sure we haven't played an inordinate amount of extra inning games. Have other teams used a bunch of position players? Or is it just that our pitchers have been relatively healthy and so some teams have SPs or RPs that are now not on the team because they were sent down, cut or on the injured list?
The rankings are perceived best, not most. Whoever made that board thought starters pitching a lot is good and relievers not pitching much is good.
I should have been more specific. "Their lineup" was the A's line-up and it was on MLB.com Gameday early in the day. Sorry for the confusion.
Yesterday was actually one of his better games with 2 relatively well struck balls, but the fact that a game where he hit a fairly routine fly ball with 2 strikeouts was one of his better games tells you everything about the season he's had.
I agree. I think he is in his own head early this season and fully expect him to get on track by mid summer. When he and bregman get going, so will the run totals.
In a way, this reminds me of the late 60s/early 70s only with more wins. I remember anticipating a triple play and then it happening. I think it was an around the horn Triple play. But they were common enough that it was not unexpected. Low scoring games with good to great defense and good to great pitching. Life sure went quick.
I think the last sentence is the key. Very few of our IP are from players not now on the team. Blanco 6.1 IP; Mushinski 5.1 IP and Baez 2.1 IP. That's 14 IP total for pitchers not on the active roster or IL.
I bet Dubón has a good game today. Been on the team long enough now, starting in cf, day game, etc. All the elements are there.
