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They all prove the point that teams in the postseason generally have very strong offenses. Dude, I already posted the results of the Rockies...
Please, for the sake of all of us, go follow the Yankees. Drayton has already gone far beyond the call. The Astros spend a far larger proportion...
Wait, what? You're not even making sense now. Putting them in that group is not right? All I'm doing is showing you their postseason numbers!!!...
The Lee signing was before. (I remember because it flashed during the ridiculous 12-7 game that UT lost to A&M the day after Thanksgiving -...
OK, I'll give you Pedro Martinez (2.90 career ERA, 3.40 playoff ERA), Roger Clemens (3.12 career ERA, 3.75 playoff ERA), Roy Oswalt (3.17 career...
In a sport where players routinely have fluke seasons, if you're going to evaluate a player going forward by half a season or less, you're going...
The Giants have had incredibly great pitching in recent years, but if you can't score, what does that matter? THEIR PITCHING WAS MEDIOCRE AS...
Do you not consider Oswalt an ace? Oswalt, for the last 2-3 years, has consistently had an ERA above 4 in July. Miller was a blue chip prospect,...
Selective memory, at its finest. You have this "pitching is everything" mentality installed in your brain, and you selectively retain all examples...
The Astros had two guys that were considered aces (Oswalt, Miller) at the time, another potential ace (Redding) with an ERA in the mid-3s, a solid...
It always makes me laugh when amateurs spout off this line about how pitching wins titles. If this game really were that simple, do you really...
Who are you to say with any certainty at all what a player can fetch on the trade market? They thought it would take Lidge about another...
Of course Wagner would've been gone regardless of what he said -- the Astros had one of the best prospect closers in the game (Lidge) in waiting,...
The Astros were able to spend on Lee because Bagwell's deal came off the books. It's not as if Drayton just decided to throw all that money out...
Miller was coming off a 15-4, 3.28 ERA season in 2002. He was considered an ace at the time, and rightfully so. Redding posted an ERA of 3.68 in...
Buchholz had one good year in the one position where the sample size is so small that freak years happen all the time -- and then his arm...
When was the last time he had the revenue stream to make it happen? Money doesn't grow on trees. The Astros had more wiggle room, and ended up...
Let's actually go a step further, and quote Wagner's actual comments, after the 2003 season: The Astros then proceeded to sign both Andy...
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: That must be why he went out, signed Andy Pettitte, Roger Clemens and Jeff Kent, and led the Astros to their...
The revival of this thread along with the Reggie Bush thread have really brought out some not-so-bright opinions of late. :( You guys have a lot...
