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jchelland
And he hit a bird in flight!
Come on!
Who else in this enire tourney can say that.
January 29, 2009 at 04:55PM View BBCode
Originally posted by barterer2002
You guys are way overselling that. Clearly Randy Johnson has been a terrific pitcher for the better part of a decade. He's closing in on 300 wins and is one of only 4 pitchers with 4000 strikeouts. He's got 4 Cy Young awards (only Clemens has more) and to dismiss those who are voting for him as "Mariners fans" is just stupid.
Pedro had one of the greatest seasons any pitcher has ever had and had a run of 3-4 really good seasons. However, his longevity and his ability to be a premium pitcher has not been as good as most of the pitchers in this bracket. While I would have no problem with people voting for him it is anything but unreasonable to vote for Johnson over him.
And he hit a bird in flight!
Come on!
Who else in this enire tourney can say that.
barterer2002
Dave Winfield
January 29, 2009 at 05:00PM View BBCode
Originally posted by jchelland
And he hit a bird in flight!
Come on!
Who else in this enire tourney can say that.
Dave Winfield
folifan19
Just couldn't bring myself to knock out Gibson voting for Feller.
January 29, 2009 at 05:51PM View BBCode
Dean and Marichal.Just couldn't bring myself to knock out Gibson voting for Feller.
happy
January 29, 2009 at 06:12PM View BBCode
I wasnt talking about this specific matchup. I think its reasonable, but im saying big unit is going all the way because of the mariners fans. I love the guy too, so i may be voting for him regularly too.
happy
January 29, 2009 at 06:14PM View BBCode
and jeez, look at everyone voting for Steroid Freak Roger Clemens. (yeah, im hypocritical about steroids. its because Clemens played practically his entire career destroying the orioles)
jchelland
January 29, 2009 at 06:22PM View BBCode
The sweet 16. This is getting exciting. We have some lightning rod matchups this round! The voting could begin to get violent!
happy
January 29, 2009 at 06:26PM View BBCode
wow, this next round is the easiest round so far for me. I have a clear favorite in every pick.
barterer2002
You can only vote for 2 players per day at this point (should give everyone a chance to vote)
3 out of 4 #5 seeds advanced, only one seed lower than 5 (Al Spalding at 6) made it this far.
January 29, 2009 at 06:33PM View BBCode
Sweet 16 is upYou can only vote for 2 players per day at this point (should give everyone a chance to vote)
3 out of 4 #5 seeds advanced, only one seed lower than 5 (Al Spalding at 6) made it this far.
dirtdevil
maddux
[Edited on 1-29-2009 by dirtdevil]
January 29, 2009 at 06:57PM View BBCode
mathewsonmaddux
[Edited on 1-29-2009 by dirtdevil]
happy
January 29, 2009 at 07:10PM View BBCode
man, im really surprised at some of these votes. Spalding over Young? Dean over Johnson? Gibson over Koufax? The maddux love is expected though.
dirtdevil
i imagine the argument for gibson over koufqax is one on longevity, which is valid.. that was a tough bracket for me actually. the other two are head scratchers for me as well.
January 29, 2009 at 07:11PM View BBCode
Originally posted by happy
man, im really surprised at some of these votes. Spalding over Young? Dean over Johnson? Gibson over Koufax? The maddux love is expected though.
i imagine the argument for gibson over koufqax is one on longevity, which is valid.. that was a tough bracket for me actually. the other two are head scratchers for me as well.
happy
Al Spalding is kinda cool, because he has baseballs or some censored , but Cy Young has an award named after him. and 500 wins, thats pretty awesome.
Maybe he doesnt like Koufax cuz he is jewish (he's jewish, right?)
January 29, 2009 at 07:15PM View BBCode
well I mean, im not voting for "best", im just voting for who I like, which is why im constantly voting against Clemens. And I mean, Dizzy Dean does have alliteration and a nickname going for him, but he didnt even like his nickname. seems like a spoilsport to me.Al Spalding is kinda cool, because he has baseballs or some censored , but Cy Young has an award named after him. and 500 wins, thats pretty awesome.
Maybe he doesnt like Koufax cuz he is jewish (he's jewish, right?)
happy
January 29, 2009 at 07:44PM View BBCode
aw man, one more vote to knock out stupid roger clemens. come on benne, get in here.
barterer2002
Originally it was Johnson, Grove, Mathewson, Alexander in that bracket and Matty was clearly the best 3 seed with Alexander far and away the best 4
January 29, 2009 at 07:55PM View BBCode
The second bracket was the hard one for me. I actually had Mathewson in it originally and Brown in Region I and I swapped them to even it out a little.Originally it was Johnson, Grove, Mathewson, Alexander in that bracket and Matty was clearly the best 3 seed with Alexander far and away the best 4
barterer2002
Can you be more specific on Johnson please.
January 29, 2009 at 07:58PM View BBCode
Originally posted by jchelland
OK I am going with:
Koufax
and
Johnson
Can you be more specific on Johnson please.
tm4559
with pleasure. with relish even.
walter johnson and randy johnson.
January 29, 2009 at 08:50PM View BBCode
Originally posted by happy
aw man, one more vote to knock out stupid roger clemens. come on benne, get in here.
with pleasure. with relish even.
walter johnson and randy johnson.
happy
January 29, 2009 at 09:15PM View BBCode
I think basically anyone other than clemens winning is good enough for me. I like the other people.
barterer2002
January 29, 2009 at 09:18PM View BBCode
Jchell's Johnson vote still needs to be confirmed. It could be either Walter or Randy. Happy is assuming its Randy for no necessary reason (although I'm sure he'll make one up to justify his assumption)