Baseball pitching coach poll

Shajen · #1 04-25-2005, 03:13 PM

I'm definitely a Braves fan, so this colors my opinion. A friend of mine says that Mel Stottlemyer (sp?) is better.

I say no way.

Settle the bet, OOT.

danke.

Uston · #2 04-25-2005, 03:14 PM

I think Jaret Wright's body of work over the past year and a month gives you quite a bit of ammo.

kerssens · #3 04-25-2005, 03:15 PM

I don't know.

Beerfund · #4 04-25-2005, 03:29 PM

I too am a huge Braves fan so, whatever, but the 13 straight division championships have been won because of 2 reasons,
1. coaching
2. pitching

The answer is obvious, Rockin Leo! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Jack of Arcades · #5 04-25-2005, 03:33 PM

There have been multiple studies in the past few months, and Leo's the only current pitching coach to actually affect pitcher performance in any significant way - by knocking off .5 ER off of pitchers.

Could all just be a combination of luck, good defense, and the right pitchers, but I doubt it.

Cornell Fiji · #6 04-25-2005, 03:35 PM

Its not even close

Shajen · #7 04-25-2005, 03:36 PM

3 people voted other....if you did, care to give a name/cite a reason?

Soul Daddy · #8 04-25-2005, 03:36 PM

My knowledge base isn't extensive enough to show what effect a pitching coach has on performance, but it's hard to believe there is a better one than Mazzone.

I can name a slew of pitchers who were superb under his tutelage and average before or after. I'm hard pressed to find the opposite.

Roan · #9 04-25-2005, 03:59 PM

i voted for leo, but Ray Miller dropped the ERA of the whole O's staff by a run last year after taking over

Jack of Arcades · #10 04-25-2005, 04:05 PM

Baltimore's 2003 ERA: 4.70
Baltimore's 2004 ERA: 4.76

When did he take over?

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