Originally posted by Don Sicilia: Other stats that bug me... wins, saves, holds
Don't get me started on that...
Who gets the win should be based strictly on the judgement of the official scorer. Get rid of those vultured wins where the starter pitches his heart out, leaves with a 1-0 lead after 8, the "closer" blows the lead (and gets credit for a "blown save"), and then picks up the win when his team scores a run. So he winds up with a positive after doing something negative.
And here's my save rule. Nice and simple. To get credit for a save, the relief pitcher has to face the tying or winning run. And it can't be the tying or winning run because of runners that he put on base.
