The Unluckiest Pitcher In The World
By Rob Neyer
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2012/5/10/3010822/the-unluckiest-pitcher-in-the-world
Johnny Cueto, Lance Lynn, Ted Lilly, and Jered Weaver rank
second, third, fourth, and fifth in the majors in ERA.
Not at all coincidentally,
those four pitchers have combined for a 19-0 record.
Forty title qualifiers have ERA's 2.75 or lower.
All 40 of them have won at least once this season.
All except one: Ryan Dempster (0-1),
who also happens to sport the lowest ERA in the majors: 1.02.
Dempster has given up four earned runs in 35.1 innings, over five starts.
.....
Of course, Dempster's not been the only unlucky pitcher this season.
Just the unluckiest.
Carlos Zambrano's just 1-2 despite a 1.98 ERA in what's
otherwise been a wonderful comeback season. And before you start
talking about the ex-Cub factor ... aw hell, go ahead and talk about it.
Barry Zito's just 1-1 despite a 2.21 ERA ... but it's hard
to argue he's been generally unlucky, considering he's walked nearly
as many hitters as he's struck out. He's pretty lucky to have a 2.21 ERA.
Jordan Zimmermann's 1-3 despite a 2.29 ERA.
Matt Cain's 1-2 despite a 2.38 ERA, but that's probably because if
Matt Cain ever got any run support, he'd probably suffer a month-long
panic attack or something.
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