Posts Tagged ‘Dwight Gooden’

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Dr. K: May 14, 1996

by Josh Robbins on May 14th, 2011 at 9:59 am
Posted In: History, Josh Robbins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners

Dwight Gooden tossed an improbable no-hitter on this date fifteen years ago against the high-powered Seattle Mariners.  This writer was sitting in the upper deck of the old Yankee Stadium waiting for history to unfold. Gooden suffered numerous arm related injuries and missed the entire 1995 season for violating MLB drug usage policy.  “Doctor K” […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Is This Really Happening?: Jair Jurrjens

by C. Sven Jenkins on July 2nd, 2011 at 5:42 pm
Posted In: Atlanta Braves, Is This Really Happening?, Philadelphia Phillies, Sven Jenkins

Atlanta Braves‘ starting pitcher, Jair Jurrjens, threw a complete game shutout (as opposed to the rare non-complete game shutout) Friday night against the Baltimore Orioles. The shutout upped Jurrjens’ record to 11-3, and lowered his ERA to a major league best 1.89. Jair has even out-shined the Phillies’ trio of Doc Halladay, Cole Hamels, and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Is Justin Verlander the 2011 AL MVP?

by Josh Robbins on September 15th, 2011 at 11:25 am
Posted In: Detroit Tigers, Josh Robbins

Justin Verlander should win the 2011 AL Cy Young with a unanimous selection.  This is not earth shattering news considering the remarkable season achieved by the 28 year-old right-hander. However, should the BBWAA select Verlander as the 2011 AL MVP? The competition is fierce considering the amazing seasons put together by Jose Bautista, Curtis Granderson, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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What is the Greatest Pitching Season of All-Time?

by Josh Robbins on January 17th, 2012 at 5:47 pm
Posted In: Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, History, Josh Robbins, Sabermetrics

Certain guidelines must be established to answer this challenging question. The pitcher must have competed in the Modern Era (since 1900) and thrown a minimum of 200 IP.  Utilizing the advanced metric ERA+, the top pitching seasons will be considered in this assessment. After identifying the potential seasons, WHIP and WAR will be utilized to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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