Community Projection Review: Matt Morris
| PLAYER | POS. | COMMUNITY | ZiPS | ACTUAL |
| Matt Morris | SP | 164.3 IP, 82 K, 47 BB, 5.25 ERA | 188 IP, 106 K, 60 BB, 4.98 ERA | 22.3 IP, 9 K, 7 BB, 9.67 ERA |
Pirates fans, who watched Morris' disintegration in 2007 firsthand, beat ZiPS here, but I don't know why people predicted he'd pitch so many innings--maybe the idea was that the alternatives were so terrible that the Pirates would have no choice but to keep Morris in the rotation? In any case, the prediction of a 5.25 ERA was reasonable, and it's possible (though unlikely, given the way he was pitching) that Morris would have approached that mark if the Pirates had let him continue. Fortunately for all of us, they didn't.
Scoreboard, who guessed 54 innings, 22 strikeouts, 21 walks, and a 5.73 ERA, was the only person who got within 90 innings of Morris' actual total.
Let us never speak the name Matt Morris again.
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That
better not have cursed us.
At least not any more than we already are.
The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".
by UtesFan89 on Oct 20, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pitching Coach Hired
People,
The Bucs hired Joe Kerrigan to replace Andrews, per the PG.
I’m guessing he won’t start until after the World Series.
Good day.
by Uncle Nate on Oct 20, 2008 12:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Matt Morris was the anvil which broke the camel's back in getting Littlefield fired.
So it’s not all bad.
by scoreboard on Oct 20, 2008 6:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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