Re: Hmmmm. (769 Views)
Posted by:
TGJB (IP Logged)
Date: October 03, 2002 07:33PM
1- Good question. I guess the difference is that the whole field is "locked in", and the horse gets to use his energy relative to the rest of the field. One interesting thing about those pace races is that the horses almost always fit in with each other. If a horse is locked in and has to make up 20 lengths in the stretch that would qualify as an exception.
2- Because they show you hits, walks, and innings when they bring a pitcher in, and it's better than ERA. I'm sure there's a better stat, but I don't want to work that hard, and that stat correlates well with effectiveness. Maybe Bob Barry will run a few guys for us.
TGJB