When I check in on the Cubs down on the farm, I too often read Pitcher B was awarded the victory because Pitcher A, the starter, did not go five innings. I never want the big leagues changed (clearly, I’m a traditionalist), because of history, long-standing records and the like. While I am at it, I have one more change to throw at you. Both sides get something in such a proposal. Should the affair hit a 13th inning, though, the ‘Manfred man,’ can go to second. If a big league game goes to extra innings, it is played as it has been for decades for three innings (which I would bargain to two if absolutely necessary). Since America used to be the land of compromise, I will respectfully offer one. The owners and players union must have agreed upon this, which I think disturbs the integrity of the game at the highest level. I wonder if the commissioner knows that some are calling the ghost runner the ‘Manfred man.” Sir, that is not a compliment.įor some reason, it came back. I’m OK with this at the interscholastic and intercollegiate level. I understand it at the two ballfields near my home where I sometimes walk down and enjoy youngsters playing my favorite game (until the rabid dads open their mouths). This spring I was livid when the ghost runner returned to MLB. Seven-inning double headers were fine too, short-term. When the rule was implemented in 2020 during a global pandemic that has taken the lives of more than six million worldwide, I didn’t mind necessary, temporary changes, for the safety of the players and staff. Wait, I have been told ‘hate’ is a strong word, so let me alter this to: I hate the ghost runner rule in the major leagues. Nevertheless, I hate the ghost runner rule. As Bob Seger once sang, “Little Victories.” The come-from-behind win gave the Cubs a series win on the road against the rival Cardinals. Willson Contreras singled him in and David Robertson held the Cardinals scoreless in the bottom of the inning to close out the victory. On Sunday, Cubs rookie outfielder Nelson Velazquez struck out to end the top of the ninth inning and became the ‘ghost runner’ when the tenth inning began. I have been waiting for this moment, so here goes: To fully quantify the impact of the ghost runner, I’m sure MLB has looked at and kept some stats for themselves, but let’s make a new category so everyone can easily check how their favorite players perform in extra innings.Timing can be fortuitous. With the new extra innings era dawning, it only makes sense to measure the impact in a real way that fans, players and coaches can understand. To fully round out the stat categories, total extra innings pitched would be kept to create the EIRA by dividing extra innings runs allowed by total extra innings pitched. It is clearly difficult to hold a runner from not scoring when they are on second with no outs, so pitchers with below one EIRA can hang their hats on keeping ghost runners at bay. The EIRA stat would be averaged by one inning, so anything under one would be allowing less than one ghost runner to score per extra inning pitched, whereas the GRS is a total. Pressly would hold a much worse EIRA, however, with a 2.00 and the same amount GRS. Both the Astros and the Diamondbacks scored their ghost runners, however Ryan Pressly fared worse than Noé Ramirez.Īccording to the new stat categories, Ramirez would have a 1.00 for both GRS and EIRA, which would not be a good average. The Houston Astros had their first dip into extras against the Arizona Diamondbacks to close out the short, two-game series and immediately the ghost runner was the factor. Closers have been dealt a bad hand with ghost runners, including Astros’ Ryan Pressly, so how can we keep track of extra inning stats this season? They charge up a shot that is not unlike a row of barrels made up of lasers. Therefore, you are recommended to deal with these first during enemy encounters. Mechs are an aggressive and dangerous foe, and can easily kill you if not paid close attention to. So how do fans and perhaps managers keep track of the best shut down pitchers in extras, especially after their closers have come and gone? To solve this issue, I would propose Major League Baseball keeps a Ghost Runners Scored (GRS) and/or an Extra Innings Runs Average (EIRA). The Mech is one of the enemy types found in Ghostrunner. If a ghost runner scores in extras, the run is not counted as an earned run but still a counts as a run scored. In the new era of speed-up baseball in extra innings, there seems to be a stat or two lost in the transition.
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