Baseball Playoffs

[horseofcourse]

Great color commentary on TBS. During the Phillies/Reds game we got the gem of the guy stating the series could be either a high scoring series or a low scoring series. Maybe next inning he can offer that one team will win the series and one team will lose the series, and at this point it can be either team.

[horseofcourse]

Wow. That was a beastly performance.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by horseofcourse

Wow. That was a beastly performance.

No hitter..wow

[ateamstupid]

Halladay is the best pitcher of my lifetime. It's a shame he hasn't been on a contender until this season. He might as well have been pitching on Mars all these years. What a monster.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Halladay is the best pitcher of my lifetime. It's a shame he hasn't been on a contender until this season. He might as well have been pitching on Mars all these years. What a monster.

Pedro prime was better.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Pedro prime was better.

Probably, but I prefer Halladay's body of work. Pedro's year in 2000 was the best single pitching year of the past 20 years though.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Halladay is the best pitcher of my lifetime. It's a shame he hasn't been on a contender until this season. He might as well have been pitching on Mars all these years. What a monster.

Maddux in the mid 90s was pretty tough as well but I agree with you. I enjoy watching Halladay as much as any pitcher I've ever seen.

There's seriously not even a question about who has the best rotation in the playoffs right now. Oswalt is playoff-seasoned and Hamels looks like the 08 version instead of the 09 sissy that got banged around.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Halladay is the best pitcher of my lifetime. It's a shame he hasn't been on a contender until this season. He might as well have been pitching on Mars all these years. What a monster.

Is he even better then Lee?

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Is he even better then Lee?

It's not even close. Lee's had 3 pretty good years. His career ERA is just under 4. Halladay's resume blows his out of the water and he's finally getting to show what he can do on a contender. Meanwhile, Lee is 5-6 since being traded to Texas.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

It's not even close. Lee's had 3 pretty good years. His career ERA is just under 4. Halladay's resume blows his out of the water and he's finally getting to show what he can do on a contender. Meanwhile, Lee is 5-6 since being traded to Texas.

Im talking right now... Halladays resume is much better, no doubt.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Halladay is the best pitcher of my lifetime. It's a shame he hasn't been on a contender until this season. He might as well have been pitching on Mars all these years. What a monster.

He is a great pitcher. But he isnt the best pitcher of your lifetime yet.

Clemens and Maddux had far better careers and higher peaks. Pedro had a 7 year run better than anyone in baseball history has ever had. Randy Johnson won 5 Cy Young awards and finished 2nd 3 times. Tom Glavine won 2 Cy Youngs and finished in the top 3 6 times.

Halladay's last few seasons have been very good. If he pitches as well over the next 3 or 4 years he will join the above group. Being that he is going to get a steady dose of the Nationals, Marlins and Mets in the NL East it looks good for him.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

He is a great pitcher. But he isnt the best pitcher of your lifetime yet.

Clemens and Maddux had far better careers and higher peaks. Pedro had a 7 year run better than anyone in baseball history has ever had. Randy Johnson won 5 Cy Young awards and finished 2nd 3 times. Tom Glavine won 2 Cy Youngs and finished in the top 3 6 times.

Halladay's last few seasons have been very good. If he pitches as well over the next 3 or 4 years he will join the above group. Being that he is going to get a steady dose of the Nationals, Marlins and Mets in the NL East it looks good for him.

Best pitching performance Ive ever seen is when pedro went into yankee stadium in september of 99 and pitched a one hitter and the only hit was a home run. No walks, 17k's and faced one over the minimum.

You could take all the perfect games and no hitters and nothing was like that night.

Did anyone else see that game?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Best pitching performance Ive ever seen is when pedro went into yankee stadium in september of 99 and pitched a one hitter and the only hit was a home run. No walks, 17k's and faced one over the minimum.

You could take all the perfect games and no hitters and nothing was like that night.

Did anyone else see that game?

I do remember that game. Incredible performance.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...99909100.shtml
The Jack Morris game in the WS is one I will never forget.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...99110270.shtml

[dalakhani]

Okay, baseball calls:

NY over Minnesota
TB over Texas

Atl over Sf
Cin over Philly

Cin over Atl

TB over NY

TB over Cin

I bet Fox is drooling over the prospect of those ratings.

[Crown@club]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Best pitching performance Ive ever seen is when pedro went into yankee stadium in september of 99 and pitched a one hitter and the only hit was a home run. No walks, 17k's and faced one over the minimum.

You could take all the perfect games and no hitters and nothing was like that night.

Did anyone else see that game?

My favorite Pedro pitching performance was on April 13, 1994 against Cincinnati. He was pitching a perfect game before he hit Reggie Sanders in the 8th inning. Then Reggie charged the mound, and had the balls to appeal his suspension since Pedro was pitching tight to him the entire game.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Halladay is the best pitcher of my lifetime. It's a shame he hasn't been on a contender until this season. He might as well have been pitching on Mars all these years. What a monster.

Im sure LEE is better right now.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Im sure LEE is better right now.

In the playoffs maybe. Overall, Halladay's easily better.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

In the playoffs maybe. Overall, Halladay's easily better.

Sure, but what really matters?

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

In the playoffs maybe. Overall, Halladay's easily better.

Lee is terrific for sure. Halladay's no hitter in the playoffs gives him 5 or 6 more games to see if he's as good as Lee in the playoffs.

Halladays last outing wasnt bad, not spectacular, but it should have been a 7 inning 2 run performance, cause Ibanez NEEDs to make that catch in the outfield to end the inning instead of having 2 runs score.

I'll still take a Halladay - Oswalt - Hamels trio over a Lee-Hamels rotation any day of the week.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

In the playoffs maybe. Overall, Halladay's easily better.

What is overall? Halladay's best isnt better than Lee's. He has had a better career but the last three years they are pretty even.



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