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ironhorse2ko
Maddux with more wins than any guy since Spawn is set to announce his retirement Monday. With 4 Cy Youngs, tons of gold gloves, and a Ring to match, he is indeed going down as one of the all-time greats known for his control and location of pitches.
Maddux Going to the Hall
December 06, 2008 at 04:13PM View BBCode
Finally one player that is not debatable, how unfortunate.Maddux with more wins than any guy since Spawn is set to announce his retirement Monday. With 4 Cy Youngs, tons of gold gloves, and a Ring to match, he is indeed going down as one of the all-time greats known for his control and location of pitches.
whiskybear
December 06, 2008 at 04:17PM View BBCode
Career OPS+ is 5. I'm sorry, but the National League guys need to be able to swing the bat.
ironhorse2ko
December 06, 2008 at 04:40PM View BBCode
Perhaps, but then again no one (taking into consideration tradition) wants to see pitchers hit. At least I don't. It's a easy strikeout for a pitcher. It's determental to the offense. I like to see guys do what they get paid to do. Maddux was paid to pitch, hitting was secondary. But I get your point.
dirtdevil
b) i was unaware that todd mcfarlane's creation has such a good career.
December 06, 2008 at 04:43PM View BBCode
a) he's pulling your legb) i was unaware that todd mcfarlane's creation has such a good career.
whiskybear
December 06, 2008 at 04:50PM View BBCode
Mike Hampton is the best pitcher of this generation.
tm4559
also: mussina. who cares really?
December 06, 2008 at 05:16PM View BBCode
what i just loved about maddux was he just came right out this season and admitted he was just stat padding, and nothing else. that is awesome.also: mussina. who cares really?
drunkengoat
Just don't bother trying to find the painting of Moyer that's aging for him. He guards it well, and will kill if it is threatened.
December 06, 2008 at 05:16PM View BBCode
Moyer=The DiMaggio effect.Just don't bother trying to find the painting of Moyer that's aging for him. He guards it well, and will kill if it is threatened.
dirtdevil
December 06, 2008 at 06:49PM View BBCode
how many people will follow the reference though? marine's pretty highbrow in his literary choices.
dirtdevil
December 06, 2008 at 06:50PM View BBCode
(i refuse to acknowledge the possibility that goat has watched the league of extraordinary gentlemen)
Hamilton2
Nice reference there, Goat, and Deke, way to undermine his literary genius with a Hollywood reference.
December 06, 2008 at 06:51PM View BBCode
lol booksNice reference there, Goat, and Deke, way to undermine his literary genius with a Hollywood reference.
dirtdevil
have you met happy?
December 06, 2008 at 06:52PM View BBCode
Originally posted by whiskybear
(Come on, it wasn't that tough.)
have you met happy?
tm4559
December 06, 2008 at 06:52PM View BBCode
derek is in a slump. henry james would be mortified.
dirtdevil
one does one's best. i'm not sure that movie should qualify as hollywood though. it was more the movie version of an off-off-off broadway production. if sean connery's been in a worse movie, i can't think if it offhand.
December 06, 2008 at 06:53PM View BBCode
Originally posted by Hamilton2
lol books
Nice reference there, Goat, and Deke, way to undermine his literary genius with a Hollywood reference.
one does one's best. i'm not sure that movie should qualify as hollywood though. it was more the movie version of an off-off-off broadway production. if sean connery's been in a worse movie, i can't think if it offhand.
happy
and its hard to compare Maddux with Spawn, seeing as its really damn hard to hit an axe
December 06, 2008 at 06:54PM View BBCode
lol books that ive read.and its hard to compare Maddux with Spawn, seeing as its really damn hard to hit an axe
YarM80
On a side note, it's weird to me that you guys never want to discuss actual baseball in the Sports Talk forum. Apparently there needs to be some Self-Congratulatory, Smarmy forum where you all pat each other's backs on how clever you can be ("How's that working out for you, being clever? Keep it up, then. Right up."). Certain posters aside, this seems to be the norm around here.
December 09, 2008 at 04:18PM View BBCode
What Maddux did between 1994-1995 was just incredible. I mean, a WHIP of 0.811 in 1995? Holy crap. His ERA+ those two years was 271 and 262, respectively.On a side note, it's weird to me that you guys never want to discuss actual baseball in the Sports Talk forum. Apparently there needs to be some Self-Congratulatory, Smarmy forum where you all pat each other's backs on how clever you can be ("How's that working out for you, being clever? Keep it up, then. Right up."). Certain posters aside, this seems to be the norm around here.
dirtdevil
December 09, 2008 at 04:23PM View BBCode
we like talking about sports just fine. what we occasionally object to is an unending series of 'does (insert name of usually borderline candidate) belong in the hof' and 'look at my (occassionally) ridiculous list of best (insert position/skill)' threads. once in a while, this is fine, and can be an interesting coniversation. once. every day a new version of the same thread ad nauseum gets, well, nauseating.
YarM80
Perhaps I can look forward to forum-fatigue in a couple years as well. I guess I'm just new enough to enjoy the hypotheticals still.
December 09, 2008 at 04:31PM View BBCode
Originally posted by dirtdevil
we like talking about sports just fine. what we occasionally object to is an unending series of 'does (insert name of usually borderline candidate) belong in the hof' and 'look at my (occassionally) ridiculous list of best (insert position/skill)' threads. once in a while, this is fine, and can be an interesting coniversation. once. every day a new version of the same thread ad nauseum gets, well, nauseating.
Perhaps I can look forward to forum-fatigue in a couple years as well. I guess I'm just new enough to enjoy the hypotheticals still.
happy
December 09, 2008 at 04:34PM View BBCode
Greg Maddux to the hall isnt even a discussion anyway.
drunkengoat
December 09, 2008 at 04:35PM View BBCode
Yeah, for the record, those that know me are well aware that I was enrolled in five years of college before joining the Marines. I had some time to squeeze some Wilde in there somewhere, as well as freakin write a paper on it. I still failed World Lit.