I was doing some research on another project and ran across this gem.
Not only does Angel pitcher Darren Oliver have a career winning record (a pretty sizable one at that with a 104-82 record) but he is 17-3 in his last five years.
| Year | Wins | Losses |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 |
| 2008 | 7 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
not what I expected on either count.
Not only did Darren start turning around his record, he also has turned around his ERA. Darren went from 1995-2004 with his ErA never dipping below 4.20.
Since 2004 his ERA has never been above 3.27!!
How come it took the Angels to figure out that Darren was a terrible starter- among the worst and an incredibly productive left arm out of the pen.