Baseball Queries

[2damnhype]

I have noticed that there is more baseball being discussed here than before, so I was hoping that someone could give me any info on the following. I have had a few bets on the totals over the last few weeks, my bets have always been on the Under and I have only bet when both of the two pitchers ERA for the last 5 games is less than 3.00 This is probably not a sound basis for any sort of system, but I was hoping that with some refinement it might be of use. What scores do not contribute to the ERA? On average how many innings per game does the starting pitcher continue for? Is there any way of finding this information out before the start of a game? Can I find out who the replacement pitchers will be? and the biggie: Are the starting pitchers the most influential factor in determining the run totals? Any help (links or books) would be much appreciated cheers :ok

[WorkingForTheEnemy]

Baseball Queries Ill see what I can do. Although my threads doing well theres still a few things Im on sure of myself. 1) Unsure to be honest. I know runs earnt due to an error dont but Im unsure otherwise. 2) Depends. STL's pitcher was out after 2/3's of a inning after conceding 8 runs the other night. On average though they call it about 100 pitches. This will usually be between the 5 -7 inning mark. 3) 2 sites I use are www.mlb.com and sports.espn.go.com/mlb/index. More stats than you can shake a big stick at. 4) At the ESPN link, if you go to each clubs page they have a link to the lineup giving the pitching rotation. Order that the replacements come in on is all done to situation of game and requirements. BIGGIE) Id say they play a large roll in it, yes. Starting pitcher will usually pitch 2/3's of the game(maybe more if hes having a good one) so it'll be largly down to him. It's more than possible for the bullpen to throw a lead away though so you want to make sure the whole bullpen arent bad.(LA's better starters are usually quite safe when you have Gagne coming on as closer) Also worth looking to see what each team has been hitting. Hitting averages and runs scored will let you know what theyre batters are doing. Same way as in footy you'd look at a teams attacking as well as defending. And Ive got one of my own if anyone can help. I know a pitcher wins or loses the match if his team are leading or losing when he comes off. If the result changes after , is this when a no-decision is given? Is the only time a no-decision is given or are there others? Cheers