Comments on: Beating the King http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=3811 A CLEVELAND INDIANS BLOG FROM THE ESPN SWEET SPOT NETWORK Sat, 25 May 2013 08:15:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Rob http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=3811#comment-2378 Rob Thu, 17 May 2012 21:10:39 +0000 http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=3811#comment-2378 Cadfael: Thanks. I noticed Vern mentioned that in post, but I thought it was a hypothetical rather than THE benchmark for a quality start. It seems rather arbitrary.

]]> By: Cadfael http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=3811#comment-2375 Cadfael Thu, 17 May 2012 18:14:22 +0000 http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=3811#comment-2375 Rob: a quality started is defined by the MLB as an outing by a pitcher that goes for 6 or more complete innings while the pitcher gives up three or less earned runs. So a pitcher that goes 7 innings and gives up 2ER gets a QS, while a pitcher who goes 5.2 innings with 0 ER or who goes 9 innings and gives up 4 ER does not get a QS.

]]> By: Swift http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=3811#comment-2374 Swift Thu, 17 May 2012 15:35:20 +0000 http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=3811#comment-2374 I did love Santana’s hustle in the first to score that run.

]]> By: Rob http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=3811#comment-2373 Rob Thu, 17 May 2012 14:53:42 +0000 http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=3811#comment-2373 With regard to the last two runs of the first inning, I think the throw home beat Cabrera to the plate, it just got away from Montero. Then Santana scored because the ball went to the backstop, not a wild throw to third.

I often wondered what constitutes a quality start, and I agree with you that Jiminez’s outing probably shouldn’t qualify. What exactly does it take to earn a quality start?

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