With Lukes and Guerrero back in, I really can't wait to see some reinforcements come in June. Garcia, Barger, Bieber, Kirk, Scherzer. Be nice to have a more complete team for the 2nd half.
Saw that highlight, that's got to be one of the worst feelings during the regular season for a pitcher except for Galarraga's perfect game taken away. That's a true RIP.
Scherzer hates losing too but I think this might take the cake.
My hot take is if it he was playing today they wouldn't brush off his anger issues as just being difficult. He would have been assessed and probably given medications to control his emotions in the minors before ever appearing in the MLB. Different era I guess.
It's technically not even the rule, it's just the scorer giving it to them every time regardless.
Win (W)
Definition
A pitcher receives a win when he is the pitcher of record when his team takes the lead for good -- with a couple rare exceptions. First, a starting pitcher must pitch at least five innings (in a traditional game of nine innings or longer) to qualify for the win. If he does not, the official scorer awards the win to the most effective relief pitcher.
https://www.mlb.com/glossary/standard-stats/win
When has that ever happened? LOL