I figure that He had no chance but lately I'm beginning to wonder. This guy is 38 years old and He's 10-2 this year. Being a finesse type lefty helps his cause and of course playing for the powerhouse Yankees doesn't hurt his chances. Today's win gives him 239. If He keeps taking in 10 Million a year with Yankees, He might be pitching into his 40's.
Don't see him pitching like this for another four years, which is what it would take
Even without the drugs, he is behind Mussina, Schilling and even Kevin Brown
If only the won-loss record wasn't tied so strongly to his teammates. For a pitcher better than most people think, I'll put Roy Oswalt ahead of him
Even without the drugs, he is behind Mussina, Schilling and even Kevin Brown
If only the won-loss record wasn't tied so strongly to his teammates. For a pitcher better than most people think, I'll put Roy Oswalt ahead of him
Tom ! Wake up ! For a person that sometimes seems so smart... You sometimes just seem to have a brain fart ! Roy Oswald is about 100 games behind Pettite in wins with only 142 ! Pettite may be in the conversation for HOF someday if He gets to or even close to 300. Nobody is talking about a 142 game winner Oswald being in HOF. Pettite also has been pretty awesome in the postseason which is more than I can say for most of the other pitchers you mentioned.
Just as Petite is a good pitcher despite being three to five years away form reaching the Hall-of-Fame standards, never being mentioned for the Hall-of-Fame doesn't exclude Oswalt from being a good pitcher, too
Petite had much better run support, 5.5 runs per game compared to 4.8. If that were reversed, the won-loss records would look far different without being any different as pitchers. Even in the NL with no DH, adjust the ERAs against league average and it really isn't very close
The big difference is obviously the nearly 200 more starts and because of that Petite has so far had the better career. But if that gap starts to close soon there is a good chance Oswalt will finish ahead
Petite had much better run support, 5.5 runs per game compared to 4.8. If that were reversed, the won-loss records would look far different without being any different as pitchers. Even in the NL with no DH, adjust the ERAs against league average and it really isn't very close
The big difference is obviously the nearly 200 more starts and because of that Petite has so far had the better career. But if that gap starts to close soon there is a good chance Oswalt will finish ahead
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12-7-2010:
Yankees operating as if Pettitte is retiring
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The Yankees are operating under the assumption that Andy Pettitte is going to retire from the game of baseball.
Pettitte has yet to make anything official, but Yanks GM Brian Cashman did not sound optimistic when speaking with reporters Monday at baseball's Winter Meetings. "He told me personally (at the end of the season) he was leaning toward retirement," Cashman said. "He's not officially retired. I talked to his agent about it maybe a week to 10 days ago. That position hadn't changed." Pettitte, 38, went 11-3 with a 3.28 ERA in 21 starts this year.
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12-7-2010:
Yankees operating as if Pettitte is retiring
Andy Pettitte - S - New York Yankees
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The Yankees are operating under the assumption that Andy Pettitte is going to retire from the game of baseball.
Pettitte has yet to make anything official, but Yanks GM Brian Cashman did not sound optimistic when speaking with reporters Monday at baseball's Winter Meetings. "He told me personally (at the end of the season) he was leaning toward retirement," Cashman said. "He's not officially retired. I talked to his agent about it maybe a week to 10 days ago. That position hadn't changed." Pettitte, 38, went 11-3 with a 3.28 ERA in 21 starts this year.
Source: The Journal News
