Excerpted from Steve Goldman, "Can a Team Have Too Much Pitching," in BASEBALL BETWEEN NUMBERS, 277-278. .... Teams with an imbalance [of pitching, fielding and hitting] will usually not win, no matter how strong they are on one side of the equation. For the ultimate example of risks of having a lopsided team, look no further than LA Dodgers of 2003, the NL run-prevention leader for that season. The rotation had Kevin Brown and Hideo Nomo throwing as well as they ever did. In the bullpen, Eric Gagne had one of the best relief seasons in history. Setup men Guillermo Mota and Paul Quantrill supported Gagne's successful run at the Cy Young Award. All three posted ERAs under 2.00. Frequently injured southpaw Wilson Alvarez was also dominant in 95 innings. The Dodgers allowed 3.43 runs per 9 innings, the league 4.64. Adjusted for park and league, the 2003 LA Dodgers posted a team ERA nearly 30 percent better than the league average. Historically, this is one of the biggest gaps between a team's performance and the league's. (to be continued....) -- 「老杨！你说人生是个『缘』字，我说人生如戏。你看，这些 不都是『行头』吗？不过，话又说回来，就因为有『缘』才生 出许多『戏』来。人生偶合，各凭机缘，其中没有道理好说。」 心中存着个「唱戏」的念头，便没有什麽忸怩和为难的感觉了。 - 高阳，胡雪岩（上） --

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