McDougal as a Nat

[ohiosoxfan]

Just an observation- Mike McDougal has saved 10 of 11 games for the Nats with a 2.70 ERA even though his WHIP is 1.50 and opponents are hitting a robust .362 against him. He has walked 18 and struck out only 12 in 26 innings. This is truly a crazy game.:?:

[Risk]

He still sucks.

Risk

[DumpJerry]

Nl.

[SoxGirl4Life]

Good for him. No one is actually having MacDougal envy, are they? :cower:

[Lorenzo Barcelo]

Just an observation- Mike McDougal has saved 10 of 11 games for the Nats with a 2.70 ERA even though his WHIP is 1.50 and opponents are hitting a robust .362 against him. He has walked 18 and struck out only 12 in 26 innings. This is truly a crazy game.:?:

That is called having the luck of the Bukvich. Unfortunately, it runs out and you look as bad as you do in person and the stat sheet.

[khan]

I think this is just another example of why ERA is a worthless stat, but especially worthless for relievers.

At the same time, Mac has shown an uncanny ability to perform for craptacular teams, while spitting the bit for average to above-average teams.

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Nl.

League is nearly irrelevant when talking about relief ERA, especially closer ERA simply because your pitchers aren't batting at this point of the game.

[PalehosePlanet]

Apparently The Nats have him throwing fastballs exclusively until he gets two strikes on a hitter. Only then is he allowed to throw his slider.

So far it seems to be working.