Gossage in, No Rice!

Blyleven belongs.

He wont get in.
Switched teams too many times.
Always whining.
Somewhat of an a-hole.

But the guy had one of the best curves
ever. And he was a big game player.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Blyleven belongs.

He wont get in.
Switched teams too many times.
Always whining.
Somewhat of an a-hole.

But the guy had one of the best curves
ever. And he was a big game player.

He had the misfortune to play for mostly bad teams. He has the numbers but W/L is such a big stat for thw writers that they dont see the rest. If he played now he would be a $18 million a year pitcher. He had 242 complete games. Lifetime ERA of 3.31 despite pitching an average of 245 innings a year. Hell if he only knew he had to pitch 6 or 7 like todays guys his ERA would probably be under 3.00. He did strike out 3700 guys. Like you said he was a great post season pitcher for the few good teams he did pitch for.

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

He had the misfortune to play for mostly bad teams. He has the numbers but W/L is such a big stat for thw writers that they dont see the rest. If he played now he would be a $18 million a year pitcher. He had 242 complete games. Lifetime ERA of 3.31 despite pitching an average of 245 innings a year. Hell if he only knew he had to pitch 6 or 7 like todays guys his ERA would probably be under 3.00. He did strike out 3700 guys. Like you said he was a great post season pitcher for the few good teams he did pitch for.

And I guarantee he believes more than
everything you wrote and is
bitter.

But I can still see the huge hook
that guy could throw.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

He had the misfortune to play for mostly bad teams. He has the numbers but W/L is such a big stat for thw writers that they dont see the rest. If he played now he would be a $18 million a year pitcher. He had 242 complete games. Lifetime ERA of 3.31 despite pitching an average of 245 innings a year. Hell if he only knew he had to pitch 6 or 7 like todays guys his ERA would probably be under 3.00. He did strike out 3700 guys. Like you said he was a great post season pitcher for the few good teams he did pitch for.

True Story!!

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Blyleven belongs.

He wont get in.
Switched teams too many times.
Always whining.
Somewhat of an a-hole.

But the guy had one of the best curves
ever. And he was a big game player.

his best seasons were the late 70's with the pirates.