Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Requiescat In Pace, Whitey Herzog

In Memoriam

Whitey Herzog (1931-2024)

Hall of Fame manager. Led St. Louis to 3 National League Pennants in 11 seasons. 1982 World Series Champion. 1985 NL Manager of the Year. Led Kansas City to 3 straight division titles.




Monday, April 15, 2024

Should Intentional Walks Be Earned Runs?

I can see both sides of the issue: on the one hand, if a pitcher gets himself into a pinch and needs to walk someone, wouldn't that be on him? On the other hand, the batter didn't really "earn" the walk - it was freely given to him (almost certainly by the manager, not the pitcher himself). Additionally, if you need to pull the pitcher right before the due batter is up who you want to walk, who would you want to walk him? Certainly each pitcher would not want to be the one to hand out the free pass for fear of it hurting his statistics. 
    What do you think? Should intentional walks be earned runs? 

Requesciat In Pace, Rickey Henderson