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Originally Posted by packs
To go back to the example given of a woman giving up 12 runs in two Major League innings, that would be considered an immortal moment for women in the sport, not a failure. How many men have similar debuts? Larry Yount got hurt warming up and didn't even throw a pitch, but he still appeared in a Major League game. Was he not a competitive pitcher?
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I mean if we’re going to adopt the lunacy that giving up 6 runs an inning is competitive and a success for a pitcher, sure. Of course everyone will see a 54 ERA as a successful outing. There’s been so many male pitchers with 54 ERA’s that we consider competitive. It’s competitive to get annihilated. Down is up. Left is right. Arguments like this are when you know there’s no real case just a desire for their to be one
