How Many Pitchers Does it take to Hurl a Shutout Nowadays?
Late in Monday night’s 2-0 Mets victory over Miami, the Mets’ announcers mentioned that New York was using its sixth pitcher of the evening. Now generally speaking, nine-inning shutouts SHOULD require fewer pitchers than games where a team gives up some runs. So the six-pitcher shutout got the VORG wondering if the explosion in relief … Read moreHow Many Pitchers Does it take to Hurl a Shutout Nowadays?