1st Inning Blues

SPORTING GOODS

The Mets have given up at least one run in 12 of their first 16 (now 18) games. It is amazing that they are above .500.

UPDATE: Tom Seaver was one of the best pitchers of the 20th century. Can anybody explain why he refers to runs as "points"? This isn't basketball, Tom. Let's try to get it right.

UPDATE 2: Can we also do something about the number of people, scorekeepers included, who think that a ball has to be touched to be ruled an error? Vidro just misplayed a pop-up because of the wind and the official scorer gave a hit and RBI. Horrible. A pitcher doesn't deserve that. As the rule 10.13 states:

NOTE (2) It is not necessary that the fielder touch the ball to be charged with an error. If a ground ball goes through a fielder's legs or a pop fly falls untouched and in the scorer's judgment the fielder could have handled the ball with ordinary effort, an error shall be charged.

At some point I'll discuss my argument for a team error statistic.