Kerry Wood.

HolyCow98 · 04-30-2002, 08:03 PM

Just as Kerry Wood was coming into his own he was struck down with a career ending shoulder injury.

I'm left thinking what could have been.

If anybody has any Kerry Wood careers that they wouldn't mind posting I would be interested in seeing them.

Thanks in advance.

Iwentsouth · 04-30-2002, 09:17 PM

I had same problem with him. I drafted him in first round 28th pick. I looked at his ratings and was like Great!. I put him in my starting rotation right away..I had too he was 10 era and at least 7 at every other stats except wals at 4.

The good news Rookie of the Year..bad news next season he just flopped and went into steady decline. I finally just let him go to free agendy.

So anyone ever have any good storys bout this guy?

PurdueBrad · 05-01-2002, 11:39 AM

Good call on Kerry Wood. I've run three careers using Rolen's rosters and Wood has only survived one of them successfully. In one, he was struck down by a career ending injury in 2003 and in another, after a trade to another team (I think the Mets), Wood went 14-42 and eventually disappeared. The one time he was successful, he won the 2005 Cy Young award with a 21-5 record and a 2.88 ERA. Too much of a gamble when you can get some other guys who are almost sure-fire bets year in and year out. You get Pedro (although a lot more money) and you are almost guaranteed 17-25 wins a year for eight years.
Brad

Ardent Enthusiast · 05-02-2002, 08:55 AM

In my dynasty, Kerry Wood threw two no hitters in three years with the Cubs, and then came to me in a trade for Carlos Delgado (I was Montreal at the time). It took two years before Wood led us to the WS and to victory as well. I left the Expos after the WS for another project, the Devil Rays.

Unfortunately, Wood's career ended early in my current season, season 8. He was doing fantastic up until then.

CoachL · 05-07-2002, 08:30 AM

Just curious, what is Wood's injury rating like?

HolyCow98 · 05-08-2002, 04:44 PM

I started off in OOTP 3 and than imported this into OOTP 4 so it may be different for other people.

In my league he was rated "normal"

I've seen Mike Mussina, who was rated "durable" go down to a career ender too.

CMH · 05-09-2002, 12:17 PM

hmmm...i had Wood hit a career ending injury in 2003.

same thing happened to Adam Eaton in 2002.

But seeing this Wood thing with other people just seems weird. i kinda worry for the kid now in real life.

[ 05-22-2002, 08:45 AM: Message edited by: YankeePride ]

henry296 · 05-09-2002, 04:22 PM

Kerry is still pitching in 2011 in my season. He was traded to Cincinnati and then to Arizona. He is still in Arizona.

His career record is 137-100 with a 3.64 ERA. He also has a no-hitter.

Todd

HolyCow98 · 05-09-2002, 05:50 PM

Even though in my league he wasn't playing for me, I was still a little bummed when his career was ended. He had thrown a couple of no-hitters, and even almost 4 seasons later, he is still the only pitcher to have thrown more than one in my league. He seemingly was becoming a "pitcher".

Oh well.

04-30-2002, 08:03 PM	#1
HolyCow98 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 2,735	Kerry Wood. Just as Kerry Wood was coming into his own he was struck down with a career ending shoulder injury. I'm left thinking what could have been. If anybody has any Kerry Wood careers that they wouldn't mind posting I would be interested in seeing them. Thanks in advance. __________________ NPBL Enjoying its 60th season Georgia GM

05-01-2002, 11:39 AM	#3
PurdueBrad All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 871	Good call on Kerry Wood. I've run three careers using Rolen's rosters and Wood has only survived one of them successfully. In one, he was struck down by a career ending injury in 2003 and in another, after a trade to another team (I think the Mets), Wood went 14-42 and eventually disappeared. The one time he was successful, he won the 2005 Cy Young award with a 21-5 record and a 2.88 ERA. Too much of a gamble when you can get some other guys who are almost sure-fire bets year in and year out. You get Pedro (although a lot more money) and you are almost guaranteed 17-25 wins a year for eight years. Brad __________________

05-08-2002, 04:44 PM	#6
HolyCow98 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 2,735	I started off in OOTP 3 and than imported this into OOTP 4 so it may be different for other people. In my league he was rated "normal" I've seen Mike Mussina, who was rated "durable" go down to a career ender too. __________________ NPBL Enjoying its 60th season Georgia GM

05-09-2002, 05:50 PM	#9
HolyCow98 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 2,735	Even though in my league he wasn't playing for me, I was still a little bummed when his career was ended. He had thrown a couple of no-hitters, and even almost 4 seasons later, he is still the only pitcher to have thrown more than one in my league. He seemingly was becoming a "pitcher". Oh well. __________________ NPBL Enjoying its 60th season Georgia GM

04-30-2002, 09:17 PM	#2
Iwentsouth Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Washington Posts: 18	I had same problem with him. I drafted him in first round 28th pick. I looked at his ratings and was like Great!. I put him in my starting rotation right away..I had too he was 10 era and at least 7 at every other stats except wals at 4. The good news Rookie of the Year..bad news next season he just flopped and went into steady decline. I finally just let him go to free agendy. So anyone ever have any good storys bout this guy?

05-02-2002, 08:55 AM	#4
Ardent Enthusiast Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Great Lakes, IL Posts: 77	In my dynasty, Kerry Wood threw two no hitters in three years with the Cubs, and then came to me in a trade for Carlos Delgado (I was Montreal at the time). It took two years before Wood led us to the WS and to victory as well. I left the Expos after the WS for another project, the Devil Rays. Unfortunately, Wood's career ended early in my current season, season 8. He was doing fantastic up until then.

05-07-2002, 08:30 AM	#5
CoachL Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Hilmar, CA Posts: 124	Just curious, what is Wood's injury rating like?

05-09-2002, 12:17 PM	#7
CMH Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,057	hmmm...i had Wood hit a career ending injury in 2003. same thing happened to Adam Eaton in 2002. But seeing this Wood thing with other people just seems weird. i kinda worry for the kid now in real life. [ 05-22-2002, 08:45 AM: Message edited by: YankeePride ]

05-09-2002, 04:22 PM	#8
henry296 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 514	Kerry is still pitching in 2011 in my season. He was traded to Cincinnati and then to Arizona. He is still in Arizona. His career record is 137-100 with a 3.64 ERA. He also has a no-hitter. Todd