There are a lot of statistical dickheads out there, I do not want to become one of them. This is a Calgary Flames message board, clearly with a lot of people who have interest in the BlueJays whether it be very strong or casual fans. I'm not going to try and pounce on everything and anything, and try to give off that elitist vibe. And there are even Jays fans on here who know much more then I do statically anyways.
The Red Sox tie the game up off a double, JP unable to block a ball in the dirt and then a Sac Fly. The "Santos blew it" post was made. After watching the Jays bats struggle again, I felt the need to say something to go against this rhetoric. The save stat and blown saves stat are useless for so many reasons. The fact that blowing a 1 run lead or a 3 run lead are not the same thing, much like blowing a 1 run lead is not the same. The stat is in my mind, the dumbest in baseball for even more reasons. Corderoo and Oliver pitched strong 7th and 8th innings, but they did not face the heart of that Red Sox lineup like Santos did.
Santos is still a work in progress and trying to harness his stuff, the Jays are still a young team that is a work in progress.
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