Super clutch team xi= 18-2 1run games= 42-15 crazy

[J-Pav]

[b:e9ec02b935]Steel[/b:e9ec02b935]:

Good post. In a low scoring environment, most games are going to be close ones. Winning the close ones then will obviously be very important.

What I meant by analysis in hindsight was to distinguish between forecasting and results reading. It's one thing to say "built for a pitcher's park" before the season starts and then "hey! we finished third in home runs" after the season. The second implies that you meant to be successful in a pitcher's park by hitting home runs, when this wasn't the forecasted goal.

I was just curious if you were saying your results were what you set out to achieve. Maybe I just read too much into your posts (and maybe [b:e9ec02b935]Geoff[/b:e9ec02b935]'s posts as well).

As an aside, someone once called to my attention the inordinate results average teams can produce with two very strong relievers. For a counter-aside, there are plenty of teams that overachieve with practically no bullpen. In a "one-run game" aside, the division winner in my first 2009 league went 40-25 in one run games (like your team, I consider this extremely high), but he did it with four S7/S6 SPs getting 1250 of 1400 innings!

Like [b:e9ec02b935]Geoff[/b:e9ec02b935] said in his post, it would be interesting if this idea could be isolated out somehow for testing. Looks like there's an edge in there trying to call attention to itself!

Nice job with your team and thanks for posting it -

:D

[STEELxGLADIATOR]

I strongly believe that it was my pen Hoffman and Hawksworth plus Sherill occasionally, which was the major factor in close wins .they totally shut down opponents inning after inning giving my team numerous shots to win in extra innings! 18-2 almost perfect. My pen goes 3 innnings of shut down ball in extra innings and even a lousy hitting team can score 1 measley run for a win....via all sorts of events....hr.....error....other teams lack of relief depth....etc. My starting pitching did have to cooperate and keep the game managable,....so decent pitching was good enough rather than great. I did get a no hitter by halladay..(1 walk) almost a perfect game.

The Bad news bears kinda team.