Greg Maddux grinned at the mention of the challenge of pitching at Coors Field.
“Did I struggle there?” he asked.
His career ERA at Coors Field was 5.19, second only to Chase Field in Phoenix (6.01) among ballparks in which he had at least five career decisions.
“Yeah, but what was my record?” he replied.
He was 8-2 in 14 starts at Coors Field, his second best winning percentage among ballparks in which he had at least four decisions to the 8-1 record he has compiled at AT&T Park in San Francisco. The eight wins are the most of any visiting pitcher, one more than Randy Johnson, and two ahead of Adam Eaton.
“I’ll take that,” said Maddux. “That’s better than being 2-8 with a 3.50 ERA. ERA is nice, but a starting pitcher needs to concentrate on innings pitched and wins, and not worry about his ERA or strikeouts per nine innings or walks. It is all about going out there and winning.”
...Maddux, a likely first-time Hall of Fame inductee when he is on the ballot for the first time in December, has advice for anyone who wants to listen.
“Coors Field is all about going six innings, and that was before they messed with the baseballs [in a humidor],” said Maddux. “Now it’s a better place to pitch.
“Usually the pitcher who throws the most innings there will win. It’s not about going seven or eight innings and giving up two runs or less. It’s about outlasting the other pitcher.”
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It is kind of interesting, Francis actually has a slightly lower ERA at home over his career, with OPS allowed pretty even, while his GB/AO ratio is pretty much league average.
He was 8-2 in 14 starts
"Damn! My teammates must have scored a ####-ton of runs for me."
the 8-1 record he has compiled at AT&T Park
Given these would have been later in his career, that's actually pretty impressive. 2.47 ERA, including 3 GS, 19 IP, 10 hits, 4 R in his last season.
Other than 190 innings when he was caught by Charlie O'Brien, his lowest ERA with a catcher was ... Javy Lopez at 2.35 in 420 IP. :-)
Never able to keep my Perez bros straight, I wiki'd Melido first. He's currently the mayor San Gregorio de Nigua in the DR.
And holy crap, Pascual was murdered last November. I assume we had a thread but that didn't sink in at all.
No ####.
Since we know from the PEDs thread that cheating is only working within the game's time honored traditions, would anyone have a problem with the Rockies feeding the plate ump humidor balls when the home team's in the field, and un-humidor'ed balls when the Rockies are batting?
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