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Originally Posted by Mister Coaster
Yeah them, a pitching staff isn't just about ERA. Its about too many things to list, and the A's had pitchers that did it, now they dont. Answer me this, is their pitching staff better now or was it better in 2006? Quote all the ERA stats you want, it's the W-L record that counts.
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Bill James and Rob Neyer would like a word with you out in the parking lot
Oakland has the third-best ERA in all of baseball this season (3.86), including the best starters' ERA (3.77). Their top three starter the last three years look like this:
2005:
Barry Zito (3.86), Joe Blanton (3.53), Dan Haren (3.73).
2006:
Barry Zito (3.83), Joe Blanton (4.84), Dan Haren (4.12).
2007:
Joe Blanton (3.71), Dan Haren (2.46), Chris Gaudin (4.18).
It seems to me that this season is the best of the three.
However, they are only on-pace to score 700 runs, which is 71 less then last season, 72 behind 2005, and 93 behind the pace of 2004, when they had the Big Three.
So, do you REALLY think they just don't have "it"?