OT: Best Big Three pitchers on one club
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Think it was Koufax's last year. They didn't pitch together long at all. Sutton was tough--great hook.
True, But still for that year you had three Hall of Fame pitchers in the rotation.
That year Koufax won 27 games. Ironically the second highest win total was Claude Osteen's 17.
Drysdale won 13 and Sutton 12.
Article in the NY Times- 1977 -
Seaver/Koosman/Matlack - I would say these 3 were pretty damn good
The “ship” has been kept afloat for the last 10 summers by pitching in general—by Seaver in particular and then Koosman—and for the last five by the original pair plus Matlack. Last summer, they started 101 of the Mets' 162 games, won 52 games, pitched 46 complete games, struck out 568 batters and delivered three of the 10 best earned‐run averages in the National League—allowing fewer than three runs a game. They formed the heart of the only staff in baseball to strike out more than 1,000 batters (the Yankees: 674).
In return for all that glitter, they also command the three highest salaries on the payroll: $225,000 for Seaver, $150,000 for Matlack, with Koosman in between. But now Seaver, the righthander, is 32 years old. Koosman is 33 and Matlack is 27, and their arms have whipped through more than 6,000 innings. Their problem: lack of support from a team that ranked eighth of 12 in the league in hitting, last in stolen bases and last in making double plays.
Seaver/Koosman/Matlack - I would say these 3 were pretty damn good
The “ship” has been kept afloat for the last 10 summers by pitching in general—by Seaver in particular and then Koosman—and for the last five by the original pair plus Matlack. Last summer, they started 101 of the Mets' 162 games, won 52 games, pitched 46 complete games, struck out 568 batters and delivered three of the 10 best earned‐run averages in the National League—allowing fewer than three runs a game. They formed the heart of the only staff in baseball to strike out more than 1,000 batters (the Yankees: 674).
In return for all that glitter, they also command the three highest salaries on the payroll: $225,000 for Seaver, $150,000 for Matlack, with Koosman in between. But now Seaver, the righthander, is 32 years old. Koosman is 33 and Matlack is 27, and their arms have whipped through more than 6,000 innings. Their problem: lack of support from a team that ranked eighth of 12 in the league in hitting, last in stolen bases and last in making double plays.
I love this answer.
The whole money ball, analytics thing was a bunch of bull.
Mulder, Hudson, Zito was why that team won.. they should re-do the movie … lol., And the fact they got a decent year from their closers when they needed them
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Agreed. And I just looked up that 2019 Astros trio. Greinke was a midyear acquisition but he went 8-1 with Houston. Cole went 20-5. Verlander went 21-6. 49-12 is something impressive.
This thread reminds me how much I dislike the whole 3-4 pitchers per game minimum thing that goes on these days. Starter.. 2-1 Middle Relief.. Closers.. plus situational guys brought in to pitch to one batter. Like free agency.. and I suspect NIL in college ball.. makes it hard to personify rooting-interests when following "teams".. teams of what? temps?
Three really good ones. Together for quite a number of years.