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Kenny
Kenny
10 years ago

I assume the data are for all of MLB, but are there any AL vs NL differences, perhaps due to the DH rule?

Jeff Hill
Jeff Hill
10 years ago

I blame Tony Larussa for it all.

Doug
Doug
10 years ago

Notwithstanding all the relief appearances (after all, you have to find something for the 7 or 8 relievers in the average bullpen to do), one area where managers seem to have become reluctant to use a reliever is in the 1st inning. Case in point is the Mariners’ 12-2 win over the Yankees a couple of nights ago, in which Seattle got to Phil Hughes for 7 runs before he was relieved (mercifully, but still too late) after facing 10 batters (but retiring only two) in the first inning. It was the 130th time since 1916 that a starter had… Read more »