I’m too busy/lazy to look it up right now, but I think it was the ‘72 Orioles which had 4 20-game winners on its staff. I think someone will break DiMaggio’s hit streak before any team gets 3 20-game winners, much less 4.
Starts are the foundation of opportunity to win, and if you start fewer games, it’s harder to win 20. Add in innings management and being pulled in the 5th or 6th so the role players in the bullpen can step in, and maybe they punt the game the SP was cruising in, ending up with ND instead of a W.
As lifelong Angels fan, I remember Tanana before and after his arm injury. He was a thrower before, and a pitcher after. He tossed a lot of junk later in his career but he was very smart about it.
Ryan was from the era of Gibson and Drysdale—any start less than 9 IP was a failure. Doesn’t seem to be the way things are now—today is more about executing a game plan and giving a solid 6.
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I’m too busy/lazy to look it up right now, but I think it was the ‘72 Orioles which had 4 20-game winners on its staff. I think someone will break DiMaggio’s hit streak before any team gets 3 20-game winners, much less 4.
Starts are the foundation of opportunity to win, and if you start fewer games, it’s harder to win 20. Add in innings management and being pulled in the 5th or 6th so the role players in the bullpen can step in, and maybe they punt the game the SP was cruising in, ending up with ND instead of a W.
As lifelong Angels fan, I remember Tanana before and after his arm injury. He was a thrower before, and a pitcher after. He tossed a lot of junk later in his career but he was very smart about it.
Ryan was from the era of Gibson and Drysdale—any start less than 9 IP was a failure. Doesn’t seem to be the way things are now—today is more about executing a game plan and giving a solid 6.