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I used Chris Davis as an answer in the Immaculate Grid game last week. The category was a player who had won a Silver Slugger award and who had compiled an ERA under 3.00 over a season (no innings limit).
Yes, luck is a factor, but I think, especially in some of the O's late comeback wins earlier in the season, competitive grittiness - just wanting it more makes a difference. This team does not quit and does not give up.
We play the same amount of road and home games.
High leverage/low leverage usage plays into that too. We rarely trot out Baumann in a 1-run 9th. But we may with a 4-run lead. It is muddy waters for sure...