tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10243036.post112360065908400938..comments2023-11-05T04:54:27.364-05:00Comments on The GYS Network: Cy Rivera?Earlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528300608952663063noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10243036.post-1133246108872102462005-11-29T01:35:00.000-05:002005-11-29T01:35:00.000-05:00AAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10243036.post-1123611662742520922005-08-09T14:21:00.000-04:002005-08-09T14:21:00.000-04:00It may also be if Beuhrle can get to 20 wins and k...It may also be if Beuhrle can get to 20 wins and keep the ERA under 3, it would be his to win.<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty interested in the NL Cy race. Clemens has an almost unthinkable ERA but only 10 wins. He could finish 15-5 with 1.5 ERA while Carpenter can should easily win 20-22 games and be under 2.5. Clemens strike out numbers are down. Last year the unit was better but was 16-4 to Clemens' 18-4. It will be interesting to see if the voters apply the same logic this year - wins over ERA. Or will they be just too tantalized by that ERA. <BR/><BR/>History shows win totals win out over ERA (Bob Welch beat Clemens in 1990 with 27 wins and an ERA of 2.95 while Clemens had an ERA of 1.93 and was only 21-6 and a horrible bullpen that cost clemens some wins - a pen so bad in fact that they made a trade to address it, a bad trade) but I have a feeling writers will just think Clemens low, low ERA and his career aura are too tempting to pass up. By voting for him they will themselves feel as if they are part of something special.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07619431779431103280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10243036.post-1123608427127073622005-08-09T13:27:00.000-04:002005-08-09T13:27:00.000-04:00Good point. September is everything. Just one ...Good point. September is everything. Just one HR by Manny or Ortiz would pretty much take it off the table. a game-winning grand slam by Alex Cora would work as well.Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16528300608952663063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10243036.post-1123602391446361322005-08-09T11:46:00.000-04:002005-08-09T11:46:00.000-04:00Interesting. I had not really thought about it. I...Interesting. I had not really thought about it. In looking through the game log, as you noted, there are a lot of 2 and 3 run saves. And he only has had 3 one run saves in the last month. A month in which he racked up a donzen or so saves.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if there are other metrics on which to measure if this is truly his best season. <BR/><BR/>Like many such "races," this very may well come down to september. A well placed HR by Ortiz or Manny in september could spoil any chance. But 3 Septmeber/October saves against the Sox in tight race could make the difference.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07619431779431103280noreply@blogger.com