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Post by inger on Sept 16, 2024 14:15:28 GMT -5
ED KRANEPOOL
Kranepool played in 1,853 G, well ahead of 2nd-place David Wright’s 1,585. Kranepool hit the 100th of his career 118 HR on 03-Aug-1976. He was the first Met to reach that plateau…
He hit .486 in 1974 as a pinch hitter. The highest PH BA (min. 30 AB).
He made the 1965 NL AS squad, but did not play.
He joined the Mets 22-Sep-1962 at 17 years & 318 days old as a left-handed pinch hitter for future Hall of Famer Gil Hodges. He was part of the team’s 116th loss that year. He was the youngest MLB player that season
Kranepool never hosted the show, but on 07-Apr-1979, Season 4, Episode 16,he appeared in an SNL skit during spring training, where former “Met great” Chico Escuela (Garrett Morris) was attempting to return with the Mets after writing his tell-all memoir, Bad Stuff About The Mets. It was the first appearance for a MLB player on the show….
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Post by azbob643 on Sept 16, 2024 14:24:50 GMT -5
Barry Zito’s father composed for Duke Ellington and conducted the London Symphony Orchestra. Zito is said to possess a fair amount of musical talent himself. Zito once had the games richest contract for a pitcher… This post reminded me of another Giants pitcher...Tim Lincecum who, at 5'11"/170, would qualify as another effective, relatively undersized pitcher. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Sept 16, 2024 18:49:52 GMT -5
Barry Zito’s father composed for Duke Ellington and conducted the London Symphony Orchestra. Zito is said to possess a fair amount of musical talent himself. Zito once had the games richest contract for a pitcher… I've seen clips of Zito playing guitar. He wasn't bad, He wasn't a bad pitcher either. That Oakland trio of Zito, Mark Mulder and Tim Hudson was really good. Hudson especially was a horse. Mulder's career was cut short by injury, but he had his share of success. I always liked those guys. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Sept 16, 2024 18:53:35 GMT -5
Barry Zito’s father composed for Duke Ellington and conducted the London Symphony Orchestra. Zito is said to possess a fair amount of musical talent himself. Zito once had the games richest contract for a pitcher… This post reminded me of another Giants pitcher...Tim Lincecum who, at 5'11"/170, would qualify as another effective, relatively undersized pitcher. The Freak! Another in the Fun To Watch category. You knew from the start that that violent pitching style on that slight frame wasn't destined for a long career. Hard to believe he just turned 40. Seems like he's been gone for ages. |
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Post by inger on Sept 17, 2024 14:53:35 GMT -5
CURT SCHILLING (everyone’s favorite):
He holds the record for the most K’s in NL history for a RH pitcher. Schilling’s 319 K in 1997 for PHI led MLB.
Was the first pitcher to serve up 10 EBH since El Tiant on 10-Aug-2006. Tiant had done it on 18-Apr-1969. Jake Peavy tied the mark in 2016…
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Post by azbob643 on Sept 17, 2024 15:12:42 GMT -5
CURT SCHILLING (everyone’s favorite): Tops my list...closely followed by Roger Clemens. |
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Post by inger on Sept 17, 2024 15:40:42 GMT -5
CURT SCHILLING (everyone’s favorite): Tops my list...closely followed by Roger Clemens. Rob Dibble…and what who was that crazy Atlanta guy? John Rocker… |
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Post by inger on Sept 17, 2024 15:42:26 GMT -5
CURT SCHILLING (everyone’s favorite): Tops my list...closely followed by Roger Clemens. Rob Dibble…and what who that crazy Atlanta guy? John Rocker… |
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Post by azbob643 on Sept 17, 2024 15:55:00 GMT -5
Tops my list...closely followed by Roger Clemens. Rob Dibble…and what who that crazy Atlanta guy? John Rocker… Dibble was a wild man...he and fellow "nasty boy" Randy Myers. Major League a-ho. Rocker...an even bigger a-ho. Originally thought Kumar Rocker, Vandy stud & Jack Leiter teammate, might've been his son. Uh...nope. |
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Post by rizzuto on Sept 17, 2024 16:56:22 GMT -5
CURT SCHILLING (everyone’s favorite): He holds the record for the most K’s in NL history for a RH pitcher. Schilling’s 319 K in 1997 for PHI led MLB. Was the first pitcher to serve up 10 EBH since El Tiant on 10-Aug-2006. Tiant had done it on 18-Apr-1969. Jake Peavy tied the mark in 2016… Bloody sock. The Yankees considered trading for Schilling before he signed with Arizona for Omar Daal, Nelson Figueroa, Travis Lee and Vicente Padilla in July of 2000. The Yankees farm system at the time was not well respected in many corners, and I am not certain who they would have put together as a package. I recall not wanting the Yankees to make the trade because of his injury history. Man, was I wrong. The Yankees might have had two more World Series Championships with him. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Sept 17, 2024 18:42:42 GMT -5
CURT SCHILLING (everyone’s favorite): He holds the record for the most K’s in NL history for a RH pitcher. Schilling’s 319 K in 1997 for PHI led MLB. Was the first pitcher to serve up 10 EBH since El Tiant on 10-Aug-2006. Tiant had done it on 18-Apr-1969. Jake Peavy tied the mark in 2016… Bloody sock. The Yankees considered trading for Schilling before he signed with Arizona for Omar Daal, Nelson Figueroa, Travis Lee and Vicente Padilla in July of 2000. The Yankees farm system at the time was not well respected in many corners, and I am not certain who they would have put together as a package. I recall not wanting the Yankees to make the trade because of his injury history. Man, was I wrong. The Yankees might have had two more World Series Championships with him. Other than Madison Bumgarner, it's hard to name a pitcher who elevated his game more in the post-season than Schilling. He was very good in the regular season but off the charts (2.13 ERA) in the post-season. Definitely the Yankees would have added another ring or two with him. Bumgarner was insane. In five World Series games spread over three different years he had a 0.25 ERA. Even Christy Mathewson would have settled for that. Koufax's World Series ERA over eight games was 0.95. But he was unhittable during the regular season too. Bumgarner had a career ERA+ of a relatively modest 110. |
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Post by rizzuto on Sept 17, 2024 18:47:05 GMT -5
Bloody sock. The Yankees considered trading for Schilling before he signed with Arizona for Omar Daal, Nelson Figueroa, Travis Lee and Vicente Padilla in July of 2000. The Yankees farm system at the time was not well respected in many corners, and I am not certain who they would have put together as a package. I recall not wanting the Yankees to make the trade because of his injury history. Man, was I wrong. The Yankees might have had two more World Series Championships with him. Other than Madison Bumgarner, it's hard to name a pitcher who elevated his game more in the post-season than Schilling. He was very good in the regular season but off the charts (2.13 ERA) in the post-season. Definitely the Yankees would have added another ring or two with him. Bumgarner was insane. In five World Series games spread over three different years he had a 0.25 ERA. Even Christy Mathewson would have settled for that. Koufax's World Series ERA over eight games was 0.95. But he was unhittable during the regular season too. Bumgarner had a career ERA+ of a relatively modest 110. O.25 over five World Series games over three years is otherworldly clutch - no matter what Brian Kenny says. |
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Post by inger on Sept 18, 2024 13:30:18 GMT -5
Over 4 seasons….from 1936–1939…the Yankees didn’t just win…..they streamrolled the American League.
Taking 4 straight AL pennants by margins of 19–13–9–17 games.
In 1936…they hit over .300 as a team…..led the league in nearly every offensive, pitching, fielding measure.
Over 4 World Series…the Yankees lost only 3 games….going 16–3 from 1936–39...
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Post by inger on Sept 18, 2024 13:31:17 GMT -5
Other than Madison Bumgarner, it's hard to name a pitcher who elevated his game more in the post-season than Schilling. He was very good in the regular season but off the charts (2.13 ERA) in the post-season. Definitely the Yankees would have added another ring or two with him. Bumgarner was insane. In five World Series games spread over three different years he had a 0.25 ERA. Even Christy Mathewson would have settled for that. Koufax's World Series ERA over eight games was 0.95. But he was unhittable during the regular season too. Bumgarner had a career ERA+ of a relatively modest 110. O.25 over five World Series games over three years is otherworldly clutch - no matter what Brian Kenny says. Here’s the way I see it. There is no such thing as clutch. Until there is… |
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Post by rizzuto on Sept 18, 2024 14:47:33 GMT -5
O.25 over five World Series games over three years is otherworldly clutch - no matter what Brian Kenny says. Here’s the way I see it. There is no such thing as clutch. Until there is… Wasn't it fitting that Derek Jeter had a walk-off, RBI single to the opposite field to win the last game he played? |
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