tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post7243848045858724264..comments2009-09-15T20:19:39.129-04:00Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07697776280178146413justin@basement-dwellers.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post-265098002293565962009-09-15T20:19:39.129-04:002009-09-15T20:19:39.129-04:00There could be something there, and it looks like Pete wasn&#39;t just picking on Mario. In 1984, the Reds had 14 games where starters got three days of rest. In 1985, they had 88 starts on three days rest. I always thought of Pete as a manager who abused relievers (Frank Williams and Rob Murphy come to mind) but that pattern with starters was clearly <br /> different from what Vern Rapp was doing. Soto had 19 starts on 3 days rest in 1985, which was 6 more than he had in the previous 4 seasons combined. So there could be something to that theory.Greg in Atlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post-79577822873174687092009-09-15T12:43:41.936-04:002009-09-15T12:43:41.936-04:00Greg, any thoughts on arguments that Pete Rose is to blame for Mario Soto&#39;s career-changing injuries? E.g. <a href="http://is.gd/2Ioud" rel="nofollow">http://is.gd/2Ioud</a>Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07697776280178146413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post-33114744670125384682009-09-15T12:42:10.361-04:002009-09-15T12:42:10.361-04:00For comparison, here are a few of the great recent seasons by Reds starters:<br /><br />Harang 2007 - 5.7 WAR (4.2 and 4.5 WAR in &#39;05 and &#39;06)<br />Arroyo 2006 - 5.8 WAR (FIP says he was lucky...)<br />Harnisch 1998 - 4.5 WAR (and 3.4 WAR on the &#39;99 team)<br />Rijo 1990 - 5.3 WAR (he did that in &#39;92 as well, before his spectacular &#39;93 season shown above)<br />-jJustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07697776280178146413noreply@blogger.com