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Tag Archives: Sandy Koufax
Koufax and Kershaw, Leveling the Playing Field…
In my last post, I gave you a pretty comprehensive overview of Sandy Koufax and Clayton Kershaw. For Koufax it encompassed his six years of dominance from 1961 through 1966 and for Kershaw it ran from 2011 into this year. https://fenwaypark100.org/2016/06/27/clayton-kershaw-sandy-koufax-and-a-comparison-in-dominance/ … Continue reading
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Tagged Clayton Kershaw, Cy Young Award, Sandy Koufax
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Clayton Kershaw, Sandy Koufax and a Comparison in Dominance…
My son has, on various occasions, uttered the phrase, “Kershaw is the most dominant pitcher of all time.” Factored into this is his firm belief that todays baseball players are better than the superstars of yesteryear. There is validity in … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball and Life, Fenway Park Baseball
Tagged 1959 World Series, 1963 World Series, 1965 World Series, 1966 World Series, 2013 NLDS, Addie Joss, Big Ed Walsh, Boston Beaneaters, Clayton Kershaw, Cy Young Award, Grasshopper Jim Whitney, National League MVP, Pedro Martinez, Post Season Pitching, Sandy Koufax, WHIP, WINS Above Replacement, World Series, World Series MVP
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“Pitching always beats batting — and vice-versa.” Yogi Berra
Last Saturday August 1, 2015 baseball history was made. For the first time the reigning league MVP’s faced each other in a game. Well it’s sorta true. Thanks to the not so great idea of interleague play, it happened during the regular … Continue reading
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Tagged "Lefty" Grove, 1931 World Series, 1934 World Series, 1936 World Series, 1942 World Series, 1945 World Series, 1956 World Series, 1963 World Series, 1968 World Series, Babe Ruth, Bob Gibson, Carl Hubbell, Clayton Kershaw, Dazzy Vance, Denny McLain, Dizzy Dean, Don Newcombe, Elston Howard, Frankie Frisch, Hal Newhouser, Joe Gordon, Kerry Keene, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Cochrane, Mickey Lolich, Mickey Mantle, Mike Trout, Mort Cooper, MVP Award, MVP Pitchers, Phil Cavaretta, Pitchers who won the MVP, Sandy Koufax, Ted Williams, The Fordham Flash, Walter Johnson, Yogi Berra
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Madison Bumgarner AP Male Athlete of the Year…..
San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner was named the 2014 Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. He became the 26th Major League Baseball Player to garner the honor since its inception in 1931 and the first baseball player to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1903 World Series, 1905 World Series, 1963 World Series, 1965 World Series, 1967 Red Sox, 1968 World Series, 2014 World Series, AP Male Athlete of the Year, Bill Dineen, Bob Gibson, Christy Mathewson, Curt Schilling, Deacon Phillippe, Duster Mails, Herb Pennock, Jack Coombs, Ken Brett, Lefty Gomez, Madison Bumgarner, Mickey Lolich, Orval Overall, San Francisco Giants, Sandy Koufax, Waite Hoyt, Whitey Ford, World Series
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WHEN THE GREATS FACED THE GREATS…..
Recently I was researching Babe Ruth, something I do every so often, and as I was doing so, I began to daydream and thought how great it would have been to see the Babe step in against Walter Johnson. And … Continue reading
Walter Johnson, Sandy Koufax, Pedro Martinez…..What would they be paid this winter as free agents?
So in the past ten days or so, Zack Greinke has inked a six-year 148 million dollar contract with the Dodgers. For purposes of clarification, that’s 24.6 mil per year. For purposes of more clarification, that would be $822,222.22 per start, if … Continue reading
El Perfecto is more than a Cigar…..
While the Red Sox bats were resurrecting themselves on Wednesday night in Miami Florida, thumping the Marlins 10-2 and winning back to back games for the first time in nearly two weeks, Giants pitcher Matt Cain was making history. David Ortiz went … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Hendley, Chris Krug, David Ortiz, Don Young, Ernie Banks, Fenway Park, Harvey Kuenn, Lou Johnson, Matt Cain, Red Sox, Sandy Koufax
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“For it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out at the old ball game”…..
In case you have not noticed I am an “Old School” baseball guy. Now for those of you who may be unaware as to just what that means, it can be summed up in the following six statements: 1. I understand … Continue reading
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