New Award for Jays Pitchers
by IanJ on May 15, 2010 10:41 PM EDT
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Doctastic
Someone used this to describe Romero's performance today and I got to agree, he was Doctastic. Why not make that the official way we refer to any Blue Jay pitcher's performance when they throw a complete game. This is not to mourn the past or the loss of Roy Halladay, but rather to honor the pitcher who has become synonymous with the complete game for the current generation of baseball fans.
So what do you all think? Our Suckage awards have player names associated with them, why not have it for a positive award?
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should be handed out sparingly
otherwise it’s just not Doctastic. Today was definitely worthy. Maybe a Gamescore north of 80 should be the criteria.
yea, something like
CG, less hits than IPs, high # of Ks, and very few walks, and in a manageable pitch count. Otherwise, it won’t be Doctastic like you said.
HEADING STRAIGHT FOR THEM, I PRESS DOWN MAH GUNS!
Why wouldn't a CG be enough?
How often do you see a CG with the pitcher performing poorly?
based on a gamescore of 80
RR would have 2 Doctastic starts and Cecil would have 1. (RR had an 88 today; Cecil’s no hit bid was an 84; RR’s no hit bid was an 82)
Marcum had a 78 against the Sox on Wednesday night for the next best outing of the year.
I'd say a 78 against the Yankees or Sox qualifies as Doctastic
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
i agree
that would be one of those subjective bump-ups….its was more Doctastic because he came out and shut them down after a bullpen game the day before.
I also thought Romero channeled his inner-Doc this afternoon
I’m for it.
HEADING STRAIGHT FOR THEM, I PRESS DOWN MAH GUNS!
After seeing the line from Lincecum's latest outing
I agree, there are times a pitcher might go 8 or 9 inning and yet not be “Doctastic”. Walking 5 Astros shouldn’t net you the award.
I also agree a Game Score of 78+ for the Hated Sox/Yankees
Gamescore?
Good. Another stat.
Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.
by craig in calgary on May 16, 2010 12:12 PM EDT reply actions
Good idea
But if a Jay SP loses a no-hit bid late in a game, say, tomorrow, I’d suggest that he gets the Stieby award instead.
You beat me to it
I was thinking of proposing the exact same thing, when I read Doctastic in the article I thought that was perfect for any Jays pitcher that pitched a complete game.
Well we tried the no offense huddle, why not give the no huddle offense a go?!!
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