Not a bit. In both leagues, the ERA is 3.60 at this point, which is the lowest it has been in the Federal League ever, and the lowest in the Continental League in six years.
By contrast, the Coons have had ERA's for the team of 3.12 to 3.13 in three of the last five years, including 3.13 last season. This year?
4.05!!
That is WORSE than in 1979 (4.01), and if you have successfully forgotten how many games they lost back then, it were 107.
To make things worse, they have a BABIP of .303, so the offense is artificially inflated somehow.
The last few years, the Furballs pitching's biggest bane was the number of long balls allowed (they were worst in that category last season).
Through 37 games this year:
ERA: 4.05 (10th)
Starter's ERA: 3.93 (7th)
Bullpen's ERA: 4.31 (12th)
RA: 164 (10th)
HA: 336 (9th)
OAVG: .265 (10th)
BABIP: .303 (8th - same as mine? Is the number on the history screen actually opponent's BABIP??)
HRA: 23 (11th)
BB: 99 (2nd)
K: 210 (t-7th)
So, they are bad across the board, except for walks, which after a dozen years are finally contained. Well, even LOGAN EVANS, the master of walks for so long (his 798 BB lead the Coons all-time by FAR and ranks 17th overall) has a K/BB ratio of almost 3:1 this season. But of course he was blown up for six earned runs in the last game.
This month alone, in 14 games, the Coons staff has allowed six or more runs in HALF the games, which is so out of the ordinary.
Sometimes, you know, sometimes, I think this game is plain forking me over. And over. And over.
Sometimes (and I am incredibly paranoid) I think the game just says "Ah, Loggers, 10-24. Them Coons gonna get swept, ha-ha, that's gonna be fun. For me at least. Of course, the most fun are 1-run and 2-run losses once them Coons have led by six." The game actually says "I'll let him lose by one. Now, oops, his team leads 6-1? Better get a few unbelievable infield doubles with 3-base throwing errors for an unearned grand slam in order."
I can actually hear that. And I can hear it laughing, too.
Well, the last part was mad man talk, but you get the impression that it is a Raccoons-only problem. Problem... collapse doesn't describe it, disaster doesn't either. Opposing batters against the Coons bullpen... it's more like the Ostrogoths invading Italy.
(sob)
