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Originally Posted by slotdirt
Come on, best ever? Better than any iteration of the 93-98 or so Braves? The early 70's Orioles? The '20's Yankees? I'll buy that it's the best rotation in baseball today, but ever? Not quite yet.
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I didnt say it was the best ever... but it is up there with the best ever, at least at this point.
& yeah I think it compares quite well with the Braves in 93-98.
halladay is our maddux lee our glavine oswalt our smoltz
and yes.. they all compare quite favorably
Hamels > Steve Avery &/or Danny Neagle
We have four legit #1 starters. four players who could be #1 starters on Playoff Teams. a fourth starter who is a World Series MVP, and pitched as well as ANYONE in baseball after the All Star break last year.
we have four of the top 21 starting pitchers in baseball
WAR totals for the past 3 years combined:
Halladay: +21.5 (#1 in baseball)
Lee: +20.9 (#2 in baseball)
Hamels: +11.9 (#16 in baseball)
Oswalt: +11.2 (#21 in baseball)
dont forget Oswalt went 7-1 with a 1.74 ERA with the Phillies last year. Thats right, 1.74 ERA