It's Tough Being a Pitcher

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Where have you gone, Andy Van Slyke? found this 7/7/2008 on www.bucsdugout.com [flag]
Without exceeding fair-use limits, it's really hard to find a blockquote for the beginning of  this Post-Gazette article  that explains its argument well, so I suggest you go read it. But here's a snippet: Nineteen National League pitchers logged 200-plus innings in 2007, with Snell tied for ninth at 208 and Gorzelanny 17th with 201 2/3. The list included most of the ... [link]

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Published 7/7/2008 by Pat (noreply@blogger.com) at Where have you gone, Andy Van Slyke?
... during the next season, but Charlie provided a good counter point to that by pointing out that many of the pitchers that threw between 160 and 180 innings are struggling this year, too. ...

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