To: catfish1957
Between his lack of control and the fact that he played on some pretty bad teams, he also had some strange statistical anomalies in his career.
His 1987 season with Houston was bizarre. He led the league with a 2.76 ERA and 270 strikeouts, but only had an 8-16 record.
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02/06/2016 5:37:15 AM PST by
Alberta's Child
(My mama said: "To get things done, you'd better not mess with Major Tom.")
To: Alberta's Child
His 1987 season with Houston was bizarre. He led the league with a 2.76 ERA and 270 strikeouts, but only had an 8-16 record.As a lifelong Astros fan, and one who probably saw every one of his home starts at the dome that year, I can truly tell you, I bet he thought he was in the Baseball Episode of the Twilight Zone. Countless 2-1, 3-2, 2-0, etc. losses.
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02/06/2016 6:59:58 AM PST by
catfish1957
(I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
To: Alberta's Child
I remember a Pittsburg pitcher named Ivan DeJesus who in his first few years had terrible records but a way low ERA. He once had a 20 loss season but remember it being said about him that a pitcher had to be REALLY good to lose 20 games.
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