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The hockey goalie is an interesting role because it is a very specialized skill relative to the other players, and typically done by the same person for most of
by atomic77 9y ago
The hockey goalie is an interesting role because it is a very specialized skill relative to the other players, and typically done by the same person for most of a season, with a backup that plays maybe 10-25% of games.
I think the closest thing would be a pitcher in baseball, but even there, it's hard to imagine an injury scenario that would result in an amateur being put in, because there are so many relief pitchers, and others not in rotation that could sub in.
- amalcon 9y agoThe baseball thing is actually an interesting point. One of the most interesting things that occasionally happens in baseball is when a position player has to pitch, because the game has drawn on so long. It's interesting because these position players often have good stats for their brief appearance, but (almost) never move into pitching even part-time as a result. This is because none of the opposing hitters have studied that player's pitching, making the hitter's job that much harder. That is, the results don't completely reflect how well the pitcher actually pitched. It's possible that a similar effect is in play here.