To: NYC GOP Chick
If he had stayed in New York, he would have had the chance to surpass Whitey Ford's 236 victories and become the winningest left-hander in team history. Those two shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath. First of all Petttite is a full 87 wins behind him. And secondly Whitey's lifetime ERA is 2.75, where Pettitte's is a less-than-impressive 3.94. ......And Whitey's incredible stat included the down years of this career, which Petttitte has not yet seen.
48 posted on
12/11/2003 10:02:37 AM PST by
Mr. Mojo
To: Mr. Mojo
add to your point the book THE MICK where Mickey Mantle
allows that if Whitey would have been allowed to finish more games his numbers would be untouchable.Mantle says the Yanks were so far ahead 40 percent of the time,Whitey was always yanked "to save him".
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