By the Numbers
3.01 - What is the 2009 Mariners' teamwide ERA
3.12 - What is Roger Clemens' career ERA
3.08 - What is Johann Santana's career ERA
3.27 - What is Randy Johnson's career ERA
3.52 - What is Roy Halladay's career ERA
3.78 - What is Josh Beckett's career ERA
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4.73 - What was the Seattle Mariners' ERA last year
4.00 - What was the LA Angels' ERA last year
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19% - What percentage of their games are the Mariners winning by 1-0 or 2-0 scores
67 - How many strikeouts does the M's 'Big Three' have
16 - How many walks has the M's 'Big Three' allowed
2 - How many home runs has the M's 'Big Three allowed (in 10 starts)
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10.7 - How many strikeouts per game is Erik Bedard getting
MORE - Did Bedard strike out MORE, or FEWER, men than 10.7 in the 2007 season
10.7 - What is Randy Johnson's career strikeout rate
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1.4 - How many walks a game is Erik Bedard allowing in 2009
2.8 - How many walks did Bedard allow in 2007
3.3 - What is Randy Johnson's career BB rate
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0.0 - How many homers is Erik Bedard giving up this year
0.8 - What is Erik Bedard's career HR rate
0.9 - What is Randy Johnson's career HR rate
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Better Curve Ball & Pitchability - How does Bedard perform like the Big Unit, if he doesn't throw 97
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104 - How many pitches did Felix Hernandez throw in Thursday's game
1 run - What was the M's lead when Felix left after 104 pitches
Upton, Crawford, Longoria, Pena - Which TB batters were coming up in the 8th when Felix left
VERY - How badly did the Mariners need Felix to pitch the 8th (withOUT benefit of hindsight)
YES - Is Felix basically a 100-pitch pitcher
14x12 - How many AL pitchers are basically 100-pitch pitchers
NO - Is it fair to Bedard to rip him for being a "100 pitch pitcher"
YES - Did Felix pitch like an ace, as Geoff Baker pointed out that he needed to
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1 out of 3 - How many games has Erik Bedard won, posting a 1.86 ERA
BEDARD - Who is the superior baseball pitcher, Erik Bedard or Felix Hernandez
3 - How many hot prospects do teams typically give up when they trade for a Cy Young starter
4 - How many more hot prospects would Dr. D give up for another Cy Young starter, if one could be had
5 - How many more hot prospects, Saunders- and Halman-style, will likely emerge during this season (e.g. Fields, Carp, Juan Ramirez, etc)
Putz - Who does D-O-V wish we had back (so Brandon Morrow would choose to start)
81 - How many innings does Dr. D think that Erik Bedard would be willing to pitch in a lost cause
181 - How many innings does Dr. D think that Erik Bedard would be willing to pitch in a pennant race
See you on hi-def,
Dr D