According to Phillies Twitter experts, Cliff Lee pitched a gem last night. He didn't give up 12 hits in 6 innings, luck did. He didn't allow 5 runs in 6 innings, luck did. Nope, he was stellar as always, because he struck out 9, only walked 2, and didn't surrender any homeruns.Malarkey!I'm sick of all this BABIP nonsense. Not all pitches are created equal. Not all balls in play are created equal. To suggest the pitcher has no control over whether a batted ball is an out or a hit is silly. I love me some stats, but people that feel the need to quantify everything through the means of numerical "evidence" are a bit much for me. Because the Cardinals's were batting .600 (12-20) when they put the ball in play, that's considered astronomically high above the average BABIP (AVG- .300), so Lee's outing is chalked up to being extremely unlucky, as if he is in no way at fault for blowing a 4 run lead.I get it, sometimes a pitcher makes his pitch, ...
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