OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post

Westheim · 12-04-2018, 04:01 PM

How many pitchers did Lou Gehrig face that threw it at 100mph?

How many pitchers did Ted Williams face that threw it at 100mph?

How often did Lou Gehrig have to contend with a situational lefty being sent to replace an ailing starting pitcher in the sixth inning with two on and two out?

They were undoubtedly the best in their day, but it is hard to gauge how they would have fared in the modern game that has changed significantly since the 1930s, when there was probably less overall talent in the game.

So the 1931 Lou Gehrig was probably a 100 in his own right, but what would Max Scherzer or Craig Kimbrel do to him? Is he a 100 in the modern game? That is the question.

12-04-2018, 04:01 PM	#17
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,168	How many pitchers did Lou Gehrig face that threw it at 100mph? How many pitchers did Ted Williams face that threw it at 100mph? How often did Lou Gehrig have to contend with a situational lefty being sent to replace an ailing starting pitcher in the sixth inning with two on and two out? They were undoubtedly the best in their day, but it is hard to gauge how they would have fared in the modern game that has changed significantly since the 1930s, when there was probably less overall talent in the game. So the 1931 Lou Gehrig was probably a 100 in his own right, but what would Max Scherzer or Craig Kimbrel do to him? Is he a 100 in the modern game? That is the question. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 96 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.