The 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

The 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.