Episode 0102R — Why the Goose Egg Is Better than the Save

Episode 102 of Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza with Evan Thompson.

Filmed February 15, 2025.

Discusses why Goose Eggs/Broken Eggs/Mehs do a better job measuring late-inning clutch relief prowess than the flawed save/hold/blown save. Analysis provided by Evan Thompson, Editor-in-Chief & National Writer at Sport Relay, and developer of the Scoreless Outing Percentage (ScOtg%) statistic.

Here is the article where Goose Eggs were first mentioned by Nate Silver:
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/goose-egg-new-save-stat-relief-pitchers/

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