On Goose Gossage Hall of Fame day, MLB.com, AP, Fox Sports, and Newsday leave out his post season and all star stats
MLB.com: "Rich "Goose" Gossage. Gossage, who saved
He also had 1 All Star 'save.' I've yet to see MLB.com get the number right.
From the AP, 7/27/08 by William Kates, around the world:
"his 310 career saves,...with a 124-107 record..."
- Not according to Baseball-Reference. He had 318 saves. Gossage probably wouldn't like being cheated out of part of his Hall of Fame career.
- ALSO IGNORES GOSSAGE'S POST SEASON CAREER, listing his TOTAL SAVES as 310 ignoring his 8 post season saves. No media accounts so far today have it correct.
- Update #2: Add Newsday to the list, article by Jim Baumbach:
- Baseball Reference says he had 8 more 'saves' in his 31.1 post season innings. For a total in his '22 year career' of 318.
- Update to commenter Mark: I'm very well aware that certain things have become customary over time and of the 'penalizing' rationale. It is inaccurate and also penalizes players to ignore their record of work in Hall of Fame evaluation. It is of course not so big an issue if a player did perform in post season and all star but didn't have very good stats. I understand that the term 'career' refers only to regular season stats. I will continue to take note of these practices.
Labels: Goose Gossage post season and all star stats ignored by big media
Tweet Stumbleupon StumbleUponposted by susan at
7/27/2008 06:32:00 PM
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You are either stubborn or ignorant. Since the time that these stats were first recorded, it has been accepted that regular-season stats were the ones that would be counted in career numbers. Why? Because all players get to play the whole season, but not all get to play in the postseason. Postseason stats are separate. A great player on a lousy team shouldn't be penalized for not playing in October because his team stinks. Get over it. Get off your high horse and accept what everyone else in the world already knows. Of course, you won't publish this comment, because anything that criticizes you doesn't get published, despite the fact that you criticize everyone else.
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Mark, at 9:38 PM
In response to commenter Mark, I'm very well aware certain things have become customary or common practice over time. I'm just continuing to take note of these practices.
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susan, at 10:19 PM
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