Best Pitching Staff in 2005??? (MIN Dynasty)

BrewersFan2003 · 07-06-2004, 06:44 PM

Well, I would like to post the starting pitching rotations and their stats from the 2005 season, and see the boards input on who you believe had the best overall starting pitching rotation... I had five teams that had very good starters (Boston, Chicago (N), Minnesota, New York (A), and Oakland)...

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Boston Red Sox
Name           G  GS W  L S ERA   IP   HA   R   ER   BB   K 
P. Martinez   35 35 26 5 0 1.36 270.2 170 47 41 66 333 
F. Garcia      34 34 19 9 0 3.45 221.2 200 89 85 47 250 
C. Schilling   35 35 15 10 0 3.32 238.2 207 98 88 64 257 
D. Lowe       31 31 12 10 0 3.26 215.1 222 91 78 52 191 
J. Kennedy   26 25 10 7 0 4.11 175.1 176 88 80 33 140


Chicago (N) Cubs
Name           G  GS W L S ERA    IP    HA  R  ER  BB  K 
M. Prior        36 35 16 7 0 2.95 241.1 206 84 79 34 302 
G. Maddux    34 34 15 9 0 3.83 223.1 233 104 95 25 174 
J. Beckett     35 35 14 9 0 3.89 222.1 217 106 96 85 239 
K. Wood       31 31 12 9 0 4.49 194.1 163 103 97 93 272 
C. Zambrano 20 20  7 4  0 4.32 108.1 112  58  52 57 115 

Minnesota Twins
Name          G  GS W L S ERA    IP    HA   R  ER BB  K 
B. Sheets    36 35 23 7 0 2.86 264.2 232 95 84 25 254 
J. Mays       33 33 21 9 0 3.01 239.1 226 91 80 26 207 
C. Silva       31 31 15 6 0 4.30 199.0 224 108 95 73 149 
J. Santana   35 34 15 9 0 3.37 230.0 198 96 86 61 244 
J. Durbin      26 26 7 6 0  4.70 147.1 157 80 77 65  121 

New York (A) Yankees
Name           G  GS W L  S   ERA    IP     HA  R     ER  BB  K 
R. Halladay   36 36 26 3  0   1.81  288.0 237 69    58 38 318 
J. Vazquez   35 35 18 15 0   3.46  268.0 254 110 103 31 235 
M. Mussina   32 32 12 11 0   4.29  216.1 230 115 103 27 147 
S. Douglass  33 33 10 8  0   3.71  203.2 185 90    84 113 148 
J. Contreras  28 28 9  9  0   4.31  154.2 142 87    74 68  130 

Oakland A's
Name             G  GS W  L S  ERA   IP     HA   R  ER     BB   K 
T. Hudson      34 34 24 6  0  2.07 257.0 202  66 59    26 291 
R. Harden       33 33 15 8  0  2.75 216.0 182  71 66    61 242 
M. Redman     31 31 15 7  0  3.01 215.0 186   80 72   40 193 
J. Griffiths**  35 35 14 12 0  4.16 225.0 227 112 104  43 187 
B. Sullivan      24 24 8 10  0  4.24 144.1 150   84 68   57 104

**Played half the year with New York (N), traded to Oakland on July 23rd, 2005...

Kaline · 07-06-2004, 06:58 PM

Could you please put the {code} --- {/CODE} symbols around that (use a [ instead of a { ), Im not even going to try and read those stats like that.

You put {code} at the top of the stats and {/code} at the end.

OBL · 07-07-2004, 10:42 PM

Bostons seems to have a dominating staff 4 pitchers deep. Which of those team won/made the WS?

BostonRS14 · 07-08-2004, 12:14 AM

A's have three guys with ERA's at or below 3.01...pretty impressive

messenjah · 07-08-2004, 03:15 PM

The fact that the Yankees got Roy Halladay makes me sick.

BrewersFan2003 · 07-09-2004, 10:12 AM

Surprisingly, Minnesota edged out of the American League, but lost in the World Series to the Arizona D'Backs who flew under the radar... I have no idea how I missed the D'Backs pitching staff, but they are also pretty impressive and put up solid numbers. I guess it's one of those miracle seasons for an underachieving club.

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Brandon Webb 
(15-10, 3.41 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 80/226 BB/K)
Randy Johnson
(14-13, 4.61 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 100/248 BB/K)
Brandon Lyon 
(14-8, 4.32 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 53/140 BB/K)
Landon Jacobsen
(8-10, 4.05 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 29/77 BB/K)
Casey Fossum 
(8-6, 4.49 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 67/116 BB/K)

In addition, here were the teams ratings against the rest of the league...
Batting AVG: .262 (19th)
Homeruns: 189 (8th)
Walks: 450 (25th)
Stolen Bases: 59 (23rd)
Runs Scored: 815 (9th)

Pitching ERA: 4.22 (8th)
Opponents AVG: .248 (4th)
HRs Allowed: 162 (15th)
Walks Allowed: 575 (28th)
Runs Allowed: 768 (9th)

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Divisional Series:
Boston (2) against Minnesota (3)
Oakland (3) against New York (A) (2)
Montreal (0) against Chicago (N) (3)
St. Louis (1) against Arizona (3)
League Series:
Oakland (0) against Minnesota (4)
Arizona (4) against Chicago (N) (2)
World Championship:
Arizona (4) against Minnesota (2)
WINNER : Arizona

BrewersFan2003 · 07-09-2004, 10:22 AM

By the way, I have just begun the 2006 season and I figured since that you thought that the acquistion of Halladay was disgusting by the Yankees, you'd be pleased to know that Toronto looks to have a very dominating staff in place along with a lineup that features Vernon Wells who won the AL League MVP award in 2005 (.315, 38 HR, 126 RBI, .925 OPS, 9 SB)

There staff consists of Paul Byrd, Eric Milton, Doug Waechter, Miguel Batista, and Jon Garland. There stats were not that impressive this past season, all having ERA's ranging from the mid 4.00 to the low 5.00 region, but the ratings these players have show that they are capable of putting up better numbers.

KCRoyals · 07-09-2004, 08:05 PM

Boston 4 guys with an era under 3.50 and pedro whos stats are unreal!

OBL · 07-09-2004, 08:26 PM

What's up with the Big Units era 4.61? :-\

BrewersFan2003 · 07-10-2004, 09:39 AM

It amazed me too how Pedro Martinez performed during the 2005 season, but, it totally was not a strech because during the 1997 season and the 2000 season, he had below a 1.90 ERA in both... And by the way, his ERA in this season is not even a record low for a starting pitcher. Just a truly dominate pitcher in my league right now. His stats for 2006 so far thru May 23rd are as follow... (7-0, 10 GS, 1.72 ERA, 22/85 BB/K).

As for Randy Johnson, the 2005 season marked the end of his storied career and he earned his place in the Hall of Fame. I think it was a fine season to finish his career, and he won another World Series ring WITHOUT being traded to the Yankees!!! Don't worry though Diamondback fans though, you have another veteran pitcher that has replaced SP Randy Johnson on the lineup. Welcome aboard RHP Pat Hentgen (1-5, 8 GS, 6.39 ERA, 14/24 BB/K, .317 OBA) ... And oh how the mighty D'Backs season of 2005 has quickly vanished, as the (18-25) D'Backs through May 23rd have just played horrible (mostly due to their pitching staff) despite having a top-flight starter in Brandon Webb (5-0, 10 GS, 2.49 ERA, 23/63 BB/K)

07-07-2004, 10:42 PM	#3
OBL Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 93	Bostons seems to have a dominating staff 4 pitchers deep. Which of those team won/made the WS? __________________ www.smallballonline.com coming soon

07-09-2004, 08:05 PM	#8
KCRoyals Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 20	Boston 4 guys with an era under 3.50 and pedro whos stats are unreal! __________________ GO ROYALS!!!!!!!!

07-09-2004, 08:26 PM	#9
OBL Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 93	What's up with the Big Units era 4.61? :-\ __________________ www.smallballonline.com coming soon

07-06-2004, 06:58 PM	#2
Kaline Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 321	Could you please put the {code} --- {/CODE} symbols around that (use a [ instead of a { ), Im not even going to try and read those stats like that. You put {code} at the top of the stats and {/code} at the end.

07-08-2004, 12:14 AM	#4
BostonRS14 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 1,029	A's have three guys with ERA's at or below 3.01...pretty impressive

07-08-2004, 03:15 PM	#5
messenjah All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 565	The fact that the Yankees got Roy Halladay makes me sick.

07-09-2004, 10:22 AM	#7
BrewersFan2003 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 75	By the way, I have just begun the 2006 season and I figured since that you thought that the acquistion of Halladay was disgusting by the Yankees, you'd be pleased to know that Toronto looks to have a very dominating staff in place along with a lineup that features Vernon Wells who won the AL League MVP award in 2005 (.315, 38 HR, 126 RBI, .925 OPS, 9 SB) There staff consists of Paul Byrd, Eric Milton, Doug Waechter, Miguel Batista, and Jon Garland. There stats were not that impressive this past season, all having ERA's ranging from the mid 4.00 to the low 5.00 region, but the ratings these players have show that they are capable of putting up better numbers.

07-10-2004, 09:39 AM	#10
BrewersFan2003 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 75	It amazed me too how Pedro Martinez performed during the 2005 season, but, it totally was not a strech because during the 1997 season and the 2000 season, he had below a 1.90 ERA in both... And by the way, his ERA in this season is not even a record low for a starting pitcher. Just a truly dominate pitcher in my league right now. His stats for 2006 so far thru May 23rd are as follow... (7-0, 10 GS, 1.72 ERA, 22/85 BB/K). As for Randy Johnson, the 2005 season marked the end of his storied career and he earned his place in the Hall of Fame. I think it was a fine season to finish his career, and he won another World Series ring WITHOUT being traded to the Yankees!!! Don't worry though Diamondback fans though, you have another veteran pitcher that has replaced SP Randy Johnson on the lineup. Welcome aboard RHP Pat Hentgen (1-5, 8 GS, 6.39 ERA, 14/24 BB/K, .317 OBA) ... And oh how the mighty D'Backs season of 2005 has quickly vanished, as the (18-25) D'Backs through May 23rd have just played horrible (mostly due to their pitching staff) despite having a top-flight starter in Brandon Webb (5-0, 10 GS, 2.49 ERA, 23/63 BB/K)