WCSox Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 My favorite non-Sox pitcher of my generation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daa84 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 not much the guy hasn't accomplished...300 wins ....outside shot at 5000 Ks....Perfect game, no hitter in both leagues, Multiple Cy Youngs, World Series champ + MVP, 20 Ks (19 twice) 20 game winner 3 times...easily the best lefthander I've ever seen....quite arguably the best pitcher of this generation...clemens and maddux the only others in the conversation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjm676 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Congrats to him. We won't see another 300 game winner for a very long time, if ever again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prochisox Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Congrats, one of the greatest I have ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 QUOTE (daa84 @ Jun 4, 2009 -> 08:33 PM) not much the guy hasn't accomplished...300 wins ....outside shot at 5000 Ks....Perfect game, no hitter in both leagues, Multiple Cy Youngs, World Series champ + MVP, 20 Ks (19 twice) 20 game winner 3 times...easily the best lefthander I've ever seen....quite arguably the best pitcher of this generation...clemens and maddux the only others in the conversation Carlton was a better lhp. Glavine was up there too. Don't forget about Pedro Martinez when it comes to dominance too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 4, 2009 -> 06:16 PM) Carlton was a better lhp. Glavine was up there too. Don't forget about Pedro Martinez when it comes to dominance too. People weren't scared when they faced Glavine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 4, 2009 -> 09:21 PM) People weren't scared when they faced Glavine. I meant that Glavine was a good left handed pitcher as well. Pedro and Clemens and Carlton were all intimidating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 One wonders why the Expos ever traded him in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 4, 2009 -> 09:27 PM) One wonders why the Expos ever traded him in the first place. To get Mark Langston, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daa84 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 4, 2009 -> 08:16 PM) Carlton was a better lhp. Glavine was up there too. Don't forget about Pedro Martinez when it comes to dominance too. i never really saw carlton...and id take johnson over glavine....i knew i was forgetting someone in regards to pedro....though he didnt accumulate as much as the other 3 did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 QUOTE (daa84 @ Jun 4, 2009 -> 07:41 PM) i never really saw carlton...and id take johnson over glavine....i knew i was forgetting someone in regards to pedro....though he didnt accumulate as much as the other 3 did No, but none of them can match the 2 single seasons he put up in 99-00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 4, 2009 -> 09:50 PM) No, but none of them can match the 2 single seasons he put up in 99-00. Greg Maddux from 1994 and 1995 says hi. It's pretty much impossible to match Pedro's 2000 season, but I'd take Maddux from both of those years over Pedro in 1999. Of course, when you're debating between a 271 and 262 ERA+ and a 243 and 291 ERA+, it's all amazing anyway and I'd be more than happy to take any of them Edited June 5, 2009 by Felix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 QUOTE (Felix @ Jun 4, 2009 -> 08:21 PM) Greg Maddux from 1994 and 1995 says hi. That he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 The Ump gave Johnson the win on a bases loaded 3-2 pitch from Brian Wilson to Adam Dunn that was clearly a ball. This still doesn’t take away from the great things that Johnson has accomplished throughout his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (Felix @ Jun 4, 2009 -> 10:21 PM) Greg Maddux from 1994 and 1995 says hi. It's pretty much impossible to match Pedro's 2000 season, but I'd take Maddux from both of those years over Pedro in 1999. Of course, when you're debating between a 271 and 262 ERA+ and a 243 and 291 ERA+, it's all amazing anyway and I'd be more than happy to take any of them And this came during the apex of the 'roid ERA. Making these performances even more astonishing. This is really nitpicking. But I'll go with Pedro's 99 over Maddux's '94 and '95. If only because of the ridiculous offensive numbers AL teams were putting up then. The league average for HR's and runs for AL teams in 1999 was 188 and 837. Those are staggering totals. The NL averages from '94 and '95, and any other year from that time for that matter, don't even come close. Edited June 5, 2009 by Jordan4life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 5, 2009 -> 12:44 AM) And this came during the apex of the 'roid ERA. Making these performances even more astonishing. This is really nitpicking. But I'll go with Pedro's 99 over Maddux's '94 and '95. If only because of the ridiculous offensive numbers AL teams were putting up then. The league average for HR's and runs for AL teams in 1999 was 188 and 837. Those are staggering totals. The NL averages from '94 and '95, and any other year from that time for that matter, don't even come close. ERA+ adjusts for ballpark and era, and Maddux's '94 and '95 both are better than Pedro's '99. But yeah, the fact that Pedro did what he did in the middle of the steroid era is absolutely ridiculous. Back to back years of 8+ K/BB and a low HR/9 in the middle of the juicing era is ridiculously good. I don't think they get much better than Pedro was in 2000. Edited June 5, 2009 by Felix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (Felix @ Jun 5, 2009 -> 01:17 AM) ERA+ adjusts for ballpark and era, and Maddux's '94 and '95 both are better than Pedro's '99. But yeah, the fact that Pedro did what he did in the middle of the steroid era is absolutely ridiculous. Back to back years of 8+ K/BB and a low HR/9 in the middle of the juicing era is ridiculously good. I don't think they get much better than Pedro was in 2000. I know what ERA+ is. What I was saying is that Pedro's '99 came in a much more potent offensive league than what Maddux ever had to deal with. Not at all trying to downgrade what Maddux achieved those years. But I feel pretty confident when I say Maddux's numbers aren't quite as good (he still would've been dominating) across the board facing primarily AL lineups. Especially during that particular time. Edited June 5, 2009 by Jordan4life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 QUOTE (robinventura23 @ Jun 4, 2009 -> 07:54 PM) Congrats to him. We won't see another 300 game winner for a very long time, if ever again. It will be a while, but it will happen again. After Early Wynn got his 300th in 1963, there wasn't another one for 19 years or so IIRC. If Jaime Moyer can get 250 with the start of a career he had, someone is going to do it. If Buerhle wanted to pitch as long as Moyer has, he'd probably get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 4, 2009 -> 09:27 PM) One wonders why the Expos ever traded him in the first place. He was very wild, and was getting older for a prospect. He struggled initially in Seattle. The White Sox actually had a trade worked out for him in the early 90's right before he really took off. It was so close they had a jersey with his number hanging in the clubhouse. Unfortunately, it fell through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Congrats to Johnson. What an achievement. Talk about a guy that was terrible at the beginning of his career, and learned how to pitch, Randy was it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCSox Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (Felix @ Jun 4, 2009 -> 08:21 PM) Greg Maddux from 1994 and 1995 says hi. It's pretty much impossible to match Pedro's 2000 season, but I'd take Maddux from both of those years over Pedro in 1999. Of course, when you're debating between a 271 and 262 ERA+ and a 243 and 291 ERA+, it's all amazing anyway and I'd be more than happy to take any of them Indeed. I'm biased, but I'd take 1993-2004 Randy over both of them. Dominance is great, but dominance over most of a decade (with the first third in a hitter's park in the AL) is pretty much the definition of a HOFer. I'm still pissed that Randy got screwed out of the '04 NL Cy Young... would've been his sixth. Edited June 5, 2009 by WCSox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 QUOTE (WCSox @ Jun 5, 2009 -> 12:00 PM) Indeed. I'm biased, but I'd take 1993-2004 Randy over both of them. Dominance is great, but dominance over most of a decade (with the first third in a hitter's park in the AL) is pretty much the definition of a HOFer. I'm still pissed that Randy got screwed out of the '04 NL Cy Young... would've been his sixth. Are you saying he got screwed because of what we now know about Clemens? RJ was definitely deserving that year (although a guy with 14 losses would be hard pressed to win it). But at the time it was pretty hard to argue against Roger winning it. It wasn't like the debacle that was the 2005 AL CY. Now that was a f***in' travesty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCSox Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 5, 2009 -> 12:13 PM) Are you saying he got screwed because of what we now know about Clemens? RJ was definitely deserving that year (although a guy with 14 losses would be hard pressed to win it). But at the time it was pretty hard to argue against Roger winning it. It wasn't like the debacle that was the 2005 AL CY. Now that was a f***in' travesty. No, even without regard to PEDs, Johnson deserved it... Johnson, 2004 177 ERA+ .900 WHIP Perfect game Clemens, 2004 146 ERA+ 1.16 WHIP Randy got screwed because of his W/L record, which is bullcrap. Clemens got screwed for the same reason in 2005 (although I don't feel too bad for a PED user). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Aaaaaaaanyway, back to the topic! Congrats Randy! Besides all the stats and awards, I will always remember you for exploding a bird and scaring the bejesus out of John Kruk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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