QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Jul 19, 2010 -> 09:41 AM)
If we define things this way:
1) Great game (A) - no walks, hits or runs
2) Good game (B) - 1-2 walks/hits, no runs.
3) Mediocre game ( C) - not more than 3 walks/hits, not more than 1 run, no BS/loss.
4) Bad game (D) - 3-4 walks/hits and 1-2 runs, or 3 walks/hits + 1 run + BS/loss.
5) Horrible game (F) - 3-4 or more walks/hits, more than 2 runs, or 2 runs with a BS/loss.
Bobby has had:
A - 11 outings, 7 saves
B - 15 outings, 11 saves
C - 4 outings, 2 saves (no losses, no blown saves)
D - 3 outings, 1 win (no losses, no blown saves)
F - 3 outings, 2 losses, 1 blown save (one of the appearances the white sox won anyway)
so he has had 6 bad outings this year in 37 appearances.
Those six bad outings:
1) April 24th vs Sea - the team wins anyway, 5-4, Jenks gets the Win. Doesn't hurt us.
2) April 29th @ Tex - the team wins anyway, 7-5. Doesn't hurt us.
3) May 7th vs Tor - the team was losing already when he entered the game. Doesn't hurt us.
4) May 9th vs Tor - Bobby blows the game. Hurts us.
5) May 26th @ Cle - the team wins 5-4. Doesn't hurt us.
6) July 18th @ Min - Bobby blows the game. Hurts us.
In other words, Bobby Jenks has lost us two games in 37 appearances...31 he has made with the lead.
The team is 21-1 since May 11th when he enters the game with the lead.
Seems pretty good to me.
Including the four "mediocre" appearances:
1) Apr 7 vs Cle - entered the game losing.
2) Jun 12 vs Cubs - gave up 1 run, made it closer, got the save anyway.
3) Jul 5 vs LAA - entered the game winning 9-1, gave up one run.
4) Jul 18 @ Min - gave up 1 in that 8-7 win, got the save anyway.
I'd call the non-save 2 of those non-factors. The Minny and Cubs games were made sweatacular, but that's what closers do - they still ultimately save the games, and those were rival situations.
^^^^^^Thank You