Aa little story about that topic. On Sunday at Oracle, I freelanced the gamer for AP. AP runs nuts-and-bolts stories and you usually mention the winning and losing pitcher. Since the #dodgers starter didn't go five innings, it appeared (when the score was 2-1 LA) that Caleb ...
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.... Ferguson would be the winner if the score held because he was the pitcher of record when LA went ahead. I did what writers have done in press boxes since before I was born. I walked up to the scorer and said, "Ferguson would be the winner, right?" The scorer responded, ....
...."I can't tell you." "I'm sorry," I said. "You can't tell me?" Yes, the scorer explained, because due to gambling on baseball the scorer is not allowed to let anybody know a wager-able fact like that in advance because bettors could take advantage of the information. ...
.... That's when I knew once and for all that what baseball is really about now -- and it's not team wins and losses.
As a further point of explanation, I had to file a story as soon as the final out was recorded, so knowing the winning and losing pitchers in advance would be very helpful Plus, I wasn't upset with the scorer in the least. Those were the instructions scorers were given.
Of course, the point became moot when the #SFGiants tied the game in the 8th and it went to extras. Now-deposed closer Craig Kimbrel was the winning pitcher.
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