C.C. Sabathia......question?

Is this guy having the worst luck or what? Three starts in a row where he goes 7 plus and lets up 2 runs or less. Tonight he is at 7 2/3 again the Tribe get him 1 run on 5 lousy hits. That makes 4 in a row! They have given this guy NO RUN SUPPORT. He should easily be 17-6 or better. His ERA is like 3.39! So here is the question: Of all the major league pitchers who have at least 14 decisions or more, who has gotten the least run support? Furthermore, what are your opinions of C.C. Sabathia? Thanks.

C.C. Sabathia......question?
as a dedicated Tribe fan, I really like CC Sabathia. While it is a shame that he has recieved little to no run support he is not alone in this. Sometimes you also have to give credit to the opposing pitcher. They might be having a career game or a standout game on that particular night or it could be that the Indians just could not get the bats going. Like in football where they say anything can happen on any given Sunday, I believe that is also true in baseball. The year the Indians were mediocre and had a fraction of NY's payroll, they whaled on them 22-0 in the Bronx. Not a soul on this planet would have seen that one coming. I sincerely hope that CC remains an Indian; I heard he wants to stay but we have heard that from the likes of Thome and Ramirez. My favorite CC memory is seeing the Tribe play the Pirates at PNC and CC gets a hit - watching him lumber to first was something to see and then the hitters actually moved the runners and I think eventually CC came around to score. Big ol' CC - it looked like he could just mow down the opposition. I worry that he will generate an awful lot of interest as a free agent, possibly from some west coast teams and he is from California. Here is some interesting trivia: he was the first player of the A level Mahoning Valley Scrappers to make it to the parent club. I actually have a CC Scrappers bobble. Also - if you do not know, his full name is Carsten Charles Sabathia. Anyways, go Tribe! Detroit sucks. If you do not bleed red white and blue Wahoo, I got no time for you!
Reply:I feel your pain. As a Twins fan watching a 2 time Cy Young winner have a bad record, it hurts.





I mean, Santana's last 6 starts, he has only gotten 2.21 runs/game. How bad is that?





But really, you can't really blame C.C, or luck. If there's anyone to blame, it'd be 20% on C.C and 80% on his batters.





Why 20%? Well you have to remember that he IS the one giving up the runs.





And of course, what can a pitcher do when he doesn't get any run support?





C.C is just in bad time right now. But he'll come through, I'm sure of it.
Reply:Every Pitcher on the D-Backs and Padres
Reply:Sabathia is a great pitcher, one of the best in the A.L. Unfortunately, Cleveland has not been a good run producing team lately.
Reply:He's had 5.85 runs/9-innings. That's 11th of the 20 AL pitchers with 1 IP per team game so far. Worst is the O's Jeremy Guthry with 5.03. Lacky's got only 5.07.





Sabathia's had a lot more support than those guys.





In the NL, Peavy (5.38) is 16th of 20. Zambrano (5.19) is worst.





Interesting that the worst in the AL are worse than the NL.
Reply:I believe, although the stats may speak differently, that Jake Peavy of the San Diego Padres has had the least run support all year. Of all of his losses and no decisions, he has given up an average of 2.3 runs and gotten 1.25 runs of support, and he is still the leading strikeout pitcher in the NL with a 2.21 (2nd in NL) ERA and has a 14-5 record. The worst example of all has to be his 16 strikeout perfromance that ended in him getting the ND. Imagine his record with Boston or NY offense. That is tough luck for you. Sabathia is a great young pitcher going through very similar problems. Wicked stuff but little run support. Don't worry though I see great things for him soon.
Reply:i agree


i also belive jake peavy in san diego has bad run support too
Reply:some pitchers get no run support. Nate Robertson is the same way...when he pitches The Tigers dont score many runs. So I feel your pain. C.C. is a good guy and a great pitcher.