Ziggy's streak

by TheLC on Jul 14, 2008 1:46 PM PDT

Ok so he's at 20+ innings and counting. As you know a new Oakland record. He has a solid if not specacular .73 whip. Athletics Nation Blog Karma started it all. Other AAA players are fighting for the limited chance to Blog for AN and get there careeers started off right.

what's the record for MLB to start a career? what's the Oakland record for total innings for anyone not just to start a career?

If he goes all year without a ERA does that give him the Rookie of the year automatic? Or because he's not a starter or closer he gets ignored? At what point does this guy get recongnized in the national media? 30 innings? 40?

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The God's are watching

As one who definitely believes the baseball God’s sometimes disrupt the plans of those who get too confident (ie: Billy Beane and unexplainable two years of injuries), I am very cautious about talking about Ziegler, lest he explode into small pieces and give up 12 runs one day (okay, that’s Huston Street but it could happen to Ziggy). Best we not mention his success until after the season is over….

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by greenmachine on Jul 14, 2008 1:51 PM PDT reply actions

actually

there have been numerous mentions of him on espn. buster olney wrote an entire blog post about him.

but i agree with your ROY sentiment, although longoria is going to win

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by flipgatey3 on Jul 14, 2008 1:55 PM PDT reply actions

0.75 is more than just solid. It's pretty much spectacular

In Eric Gagne’s best year his WHIP was 0.69 for the season. Others were between 0.90 and 1.00.

As has been noted here and in the media a number of times, the AL record was set by Boston’s Dave Ferriss of 22 innings in 1945, though it did come in wartime.

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by Flashfire on Jul 14, 2008 1:58 PM PDT reply actions

Here's a list of longest scoreless innings to start a career (relievers only, post-1953)

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/shareit/wSKS

Matt Smith apparently did 22 innings, Vince Horsman did 20 innings. Brad’s almost there…

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by salb918 on Jul 14, 2008 2:05 PM PDT reply actions

Huh.

Horsman had part of his streak as an Oakland A.

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Jul 14, 2008 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Looks like it's sorted by wrong column

(games appeared in, rather than innings.)

by MobiusKlein on Jul 14, 2008 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions

That list apparently isn't to start a career.

If you check Paul Foytack’s streak, it shows as coming in 56/57 but he began his career in 53.

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by Flashfire on Jul 14, 2008 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Not sure what it's pulling for Aaron Heilman, either.

It says he has a streak from 2003 to 2005 but he was a starter in 2003 and threw about 65 innings with an ERA near 7.

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by Flashfire on Jul 14, 2008 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions

Ahem.

I ran out of bobbles.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 14, 2008 2:12 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs

That is AWESOME!!!

So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one

by baseballgirl on Jul 14, 2008 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions

and yet...

frightening

by mikev on Jul 14, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions

yeah,

Frawesomening!

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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 15, 2008 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions

I bow down

to your bobble display, Glitter Queen!

Stomper is a badass!

by lynnzgal on Aug 4, 2008 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions

I've been waiting all week to see what you came up with!

by ZigFan31 on Jul 14, 2008 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions

wow

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by xbhaskarx on Jul 14, 2008 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions

QOTM

ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524

by rfloh on Jul 15, 2008 5:28 AM PDT up reply actions

rec! rec! rec!

"The Athletics at Fremont" is pretty bad

by ArakSOT on Jul 15, 2008 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions

Is that Richard Belzer?

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Jul 15, 2008 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions

the last time i ziggy streaked

Eric Brynes pulled me off the outfield wall.

Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!

by Satchmo22 on Jul 14, 2008 2:21 PM PDT reply actions

was that really you?

by GusanoQuemador on Jul 14, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions

I actually got a picture or two of that. Not very good ones, but still.

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by Flashfire on Jul 14, 2008 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions

a third of the way...

And doesn’t Hershiser still hold the record for most consecutive scoreless innings in a row, regardless of rookie year eligibility? I want to say he had 58.2 in a row back in the year that we need not mention. I can’t imagine Ziggy makes it that far, but it’s sure been a helluva ride so far.

by TempletonPeck on Jul 14, 2008 6:18 PM PDT reply actions

Solid?

I’d say a .73 whip is pretty damn spectacular. Every 4 innings, he gives up 3 baserunners. I’ll take it.

by Bretter on Jul 15, 2008 11:24 AM PDT reply actions

Yeah

but on AN anything that isn’t “best in MLB history by a wide margin” is “above average.” As an example, someone was rating our team a month or so ago, put our defense as #2 in baseball, and gave it “a tic above average.”

If his WHIP was 0.5 then it would be “fine to good” and 0.1 would be “good, but unsustainable”

by nevermoor on Jul 15, 2008 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions