PT Black Hole

Big Poppy · 05-27-2025, 12:09 PM

What's my strategy? My McDowell is reliever with crappy ERA WHIP.

Missions screwed everything up.

Big Poppy · 05-27-2025, 12:22 PM

Sam still alive. Imagine, OOTP, asking Sam to help market your stuff.

"McDowell is 82 now and he lives in The Villages. His story is that of a rocket-like ride to the top of the world, a slow and devastating crash and — most of all — a spectacular redemption."

Sam McDowell Has No Regrets
https://www.hernandosun.com/2025/02/...as-no-regrets/

Big Poppy · 05-27-2025, 12:32 PM

“I’ve never had a bad day,” McDowell said in a phone interview earlier this week. “If I hadn’t gone through what I went through, I wouldn’t be where I’m at today.”

Big Poppy · 05-27-2025, 12:42 PM

Dave Stieb pitches the only No Hitter in Blue Jay history.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/video/s...ays-no-hitter/

"Luck. There's so much luck involved in a no-hitter, and that's all it was today.". He emphasized that while a no-hitter demonstrates a pitcher's ability to contain the game, a significant amount of luck is also required to achieve it. He also noted that many great pitchers never throw a no-hitter, further highlighting the element of luck.

Big Poppy · 05-27-2025, 12:51 PM

"Knock me over with a feather: Mike Scott admits to scuffing baseballs"
https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/k...fing-baseballs

LeeD · 05-27-2025, 07:34 PM

Gaylord Perry: 300 wins is nothing to spit at.

Big Poppy · 05-28-2025, 01:17 PM

And ... ?

LeeD · 05-28-2025, 04:16 PM

Cleveland traded Sudden Sam for Gaylord Perry and Frank Duffy during the 1971 off-season. The Giants got McDowell's thoroughly-overcooked arm. He was terrible for the Giants in 1972 and managed only 1.2 WAR and 25 wins over his final five seasons. The Indians got 27 WAR, 64 wins, and a Cy Young out of Perry from 1972-1974 before trading him and also got 11 WAR over the next four seasons from Duffy, who was a defensive whiz as their starting shortstop.

This was one of the few good trades that Cleveland made between 1968 and 1978, as they traded away the likes of Luis Tiant, Sonny Siebert, Chris Chambliss, Graig Nettles, Buddy Bell, Oscar Gamble, George Hendrick, and oh, some guy named Eckersley. Don't even ask who they got back in these deals. Graig Nettles was the only score (Tiant), and then they traded him to the Yankees for a barrel-full of trash. GM Phil Seghi has to go down as one of the worst ever. It's amazing he held onto his job for a dozen years running a team that lost 148 games more than it won while trading away half a lineup-full of guys who played in the World Series for other teams.

05-27-2025, 12:09 PM	#1
Big Poppy Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2021 Posts: 202	PT Black Hole What's my strategy? My McDowell is reliever with crappy ERA WHIP. Missions screwed everything up. Attached Images

05-27-2025, 12:32 PM	#3
Big Poppy Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2021 Posts: 202	“I’ve never had a bad day,” McDowell said in a phone interview earlier this week. “If I hadn’t gone through what I went through, I wouldn’t be where I’m at today.” Attached Images

05-27-2025, 12:42 PM	#4
Big Poppy Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2021 Posts: 202	Dave Stieb pitches the only No Hitter in Blue Jay history. https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/video/s...ays-no-hitter/ "Luck. There's so much luck involved in a no-hitter, and that's all it was today.". He emphasized that while a no-hitter demonstrates a pitcher's ability to contain the game, a significant amount of luck is also required to achieve it. He also noted that many great pitchers never throw a no-hitter, further highlighting the element of luck. Last edited by Big Poppy; 05-27-2025 at 12:43 PM.

05-27-2025, 12:51 PM	#5
Big Poppy Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2021 Posts: 202	"Knock me over with a feather: Mike Scott admits to scuffing baseballs" https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/k...fing-baseballs Attached Images

05-28-2025, 01:17 PM	#7
Big Poppy Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2021 Posts: 202	And ... ? Attached Images Last edited by Big Poppy; 05-28-2025 at 01:19 PM.

05-27-2025, 12:22 PM	#2
Big Poppy Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2021 Posts: 202	Sam still alive. Imagine, OOTP, asking Sam to help market your stuff. "McDowell is 82 now and he lives in The Villages. His story is that of a rocket-like ride to the top of the world, a slow and devastating crash and — most of all — a spectacular redemption." Sam McDowell Has No Regrets https://www.hernandosun.com/2025/02/...as-no-regrets/

05-27-2025, 07:34 PM	#6
LeeD All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 685	Gaylord Perry: 300 wins is nothing to spit at.

05-28-2025, 04:16 PM	#8
LeeD All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 685	Cleveland traded Sudden Sam for Gaylord Perry and Frank Duffy during the 1971 off-season. The Giants got McDowell's thoroughly-overcooked arm. He was terrible for the Giants in 1972 and managed only 1.2 WAR and 25 wins over his final five seasons. The Indians got 27 WAR, 64 wins, and a Cy Young out of Perry from 1972-1974 before trading him and also got 11 WAR over the next four seasons from Duffy, who was a defensive whiz as their starting shortstop. This was one of the few good trades that Cleveland made between 1968 and 1978, as they traded away the likes of Luis Tiant, Sonny Siebert, Chris Chambliss, Graig Nettles, Buddy Bell, Oscar Gamble, George Hendrick, and oh, some guy named Eckersley. Don't even ask who they got back in these deals. Graig Nettles was the only score (Tiant), and then they traded him to the Yankees for a barrel-full of trash. GM Phil Seghi has to go down as one of the worst ever. It's amazing he held onto his job for a dozen years running a team that lost 148 games more than it won while trading away half a lineup-full of guys who played in the World Series for other teams.