Baseball is a numbers game; baseball nerds can rattle off a player’s WHIP, ISOS, ERA, OWAR, BAbip or RC27 and then forget that same player’s name.
And the true beauty behind the game is that no matter what haphazard digit you look at there is an argument that arises indefinitely. A simple numerical value can split sides, tear families apart and divide a nation of fans and pundits alike.
And at the last two Rockies game we have seen the ‘Their Due’ argument in full force.
On Thursday night Colorado took on Ricky Nolasco and the Florida Marlins. Coming into the game Nolasco was a superfluous 5-0 against these Purple counterparts. He got touched up early and often, giving up 11 earned runs in just three innings of work and taking his first lose to the Rockies.
Then last night the Los Angeles Dodgers came to town with Hiroki Kuroda on the mound. Kuroda being the anti-Nolasco against the Rockies was a disheartening 0-5. He pitched 6 innings of 4 hit baseball and got some extra run support. Kuroda went on to take the victory; his first against Colorado.
Both pitchers were due for a change of luck against the Rockies, and both got what they had coming, Soprano style.
The sport is a never ending game of tiffs. People try to figure out the code if the streak is going to continue moving in the same direction or instantly change. Agree to disagree on all fronts.
Baseball statistics and determining what is going to happen on the next pitch, next at-bat or next matchup is like a game of Bop-It. No matter how you twist-it, pull-it or spin-it you have a good chance to win if you argue-it.
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