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    greg maddux though
    Bob Gibson
    No. Not Close.

    Gibson had one monster year in 68, but otherwise does not compare.

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    one thing for sure you guys know your baseball.great minds working apart is your downfall. put plop willie druff china and one more together. put a game thats 2 days away or one one of you like state why put feed back of pros and cons in a business way then vote to see if you bet.by working together you guys should cash 90 percent of the bets you place by the vote. it takes 3 out of 5 to make the bet. if all 5 say bet then you bet double the standered bet is say 500.by useing all 5 mines you should have thousands to spli by end of season.

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    Quote Originally Posted by delaware View Post
    one thing for sure you guys know your baseball.great minds working apart is your downfall. put plop willie druff china and one more together. put a game thats 2 days away or one one of you like state why put feed back of pros and cons in a business way then vote to see if you bet.by working together you guys should cash 90 percent of the bets you place by the vote. it takes 3 out of 5 to make the bet. if all 5 say bet then you bet double the standered bet is say 500.by useing all 5 mines you should have thousands to spli by end of season.
    you got any more old watches? i need to pay rent

    i got PLOPed

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    no that 1895 is the oldest by over 60 years. i have a 24 year old grandson myself but he not and never will be worth a shit. thats why druff is getting the watch for benjamin. i thinks it will be in the in the witteles family for another 120 years.

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    in wrist watches theres not many older in pocket yes.like i said it might be the only thing the whittles family may never sell until a very rich man comes along. but a thousand years from now this watch will still be running and looking great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ToasterOven View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by herbertstemple View Post

    Bob Gibson
    No. Not Close.

    Gibson had one monster year in 68, but otherwise does not compare.
    Really, does not compare?

    Here are some lifetime stats to compare
    ERA

    Gibson 2.91
    Maddux 3.16

    Complete Games

    Gibson 255
    Maddux 109

    Shut Outs

    Gibson 56
    Maddux 35

    Batting Average against

    Gibson .228
    Maddux .250

    OPS against

    Gibson .622
    Maddux .649

    Maybe Maddux does not compare so well to Gibson.

    Do some research next time pal.
    the bullet hit trump but took out biden.

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    Gibson played in an extreme pitcher's era. Martinez and Maddux played in an extreme hitter's era. When you normalize the stats, the picture becomes clear. Obviously, Gibson is a hall of fame pitcher, but does not compare to the elite.

    Do some research next time is lol. Wade back into the shallow end, dupey.

    In 1968 teams averaged 3.43 runs a game. In 2000, it was 5.30. So making an apples to apples comparison is something a 5th grader would do. And he'd be as proud of his conclusions as you are.

     
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    Quote Originally Posted by herbertstemple View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by ToasterOven View Post

    No. Not Close.

    Gibson had one monster year in 68, but otherwise does not compare.
    Really, does not compare?

    Here are some lifetime stats to compare
    ERA

    Gibson 2.91
    Maddux 3.16

    Complete Games

    Gibson 255
    Maddux 109

    Shut Outs

    Gibson 56
    Maddux 35

    Batting Average against

    Gibson .228
    Maddux .250

    OPS against

    Gibson .622
    Maddux .649

    Maybe Maddux does not compare so well to Gibson.

    Do some research next time pal.
    mound was higher and a distinct advantage for the pitchers in gibsons era..compare the batting avg /hr /rbi etc. etc .from the two eras plus maddux was up against the juicers and he def was not on roids..I bet u maddux's era is lower than gibsons compared to the batting avg of both times..and no I didn't do any research but I think im right madduxs era and whip would be better when doing the comparison..plus madux only threw the ball 42 mph lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by ToasterOven View Post
    Gibson played in an extreme pitcher's era. Martinez and Maddux played in an extreme hitter's era. When you normalize the stats, the picture becomes clear. Obviously, Gibson is a hall of fame pitcher, but does not compare to the elite.

    Do some research next time is lol. Wade back into the shallow end, dupey.

    In 1968 teams averaged 3.43 runs a game. In 2000, it was 5.30. So making an apples to apples comparison is something a 5th grader would do. And he'd be as proud of his conclusions as you are.
    Why punish Gibson because he pitched in an era when pitchers were better?

    As far as the hard work you put into you research, lets look at it a little more in depth and realize that you aren't comparing apples to apples and that you are actually trying to deceive everyone. Gibson pitched from 1959 to 1975. In that time NL teams averaged 4.098 runs per game. Maddux pitched from 1986 to 2008, NL teams averaged 4.486 runs per game or a
    difference of .388 runs a game, a noticeable difference, but nothing like the almost 2 runs a game difference you are trying to trick everyone into believing.

    In 3 World Series Maddux was 2 - 3 in 5 starts. In 3 World Series Gibson was 7 - 2 in 9 starts with 2 World Series MVP awards. 8 of the 9 games were CG. Maddux was also a choker.

    As far as the mound being lowered(sometimes known as the Gibson rule), it should have had a profound affect on Gibson because that height mound was what he had always pitched off. By the time Maddux came along, the 10 inch mound was what he had learned to pitch off and he never had to deal with any changes.
    Here is Gibson"s Per Year ERA after the mound was lowered in 1969

    1969 2.18
    1970 3.12
    1971 3.04
    1972 2.46
    1973 2.77
    1974 3.83
    1975 5.04
    the bullet hit trump but took out biden.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
    Speaking of the Diamondbacks, why fire Gibson and Trammell on the final weekend of the season? What does that accomplish? Are they trying to embarrass them or something?

    Here the team has 3 totally meaningless games remaining, and it's pretty clear that the fail is the fault of the front office, not the coaching staff. Everyone knew from the start that the Diamondbacks would suck, and that it would be a two team NL West race with the Giants and Dodgers. So why punish them and do a high-profile firing while everyone's watching baseball?

    Asshole move right there by Tony LaRussa.

    The classy way to handle it would have been to fire Gibson and Trammell in November shortly after the World Series was over.

    I hope Gibson gets a job in the Dodgers organization where he belongs. Admittedly most of his playing years were with Detroit, but his career-defining moment occurred with the Dodgers.
    Both LaRussa and Gibson have well deserved reps as being world class assholes so anything is possible. To my knowledge Trammell's a nice guy but he may be tied at the hip to Gibson.

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    Quote Originally Posted by herbertstemple View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by ToasterOven View Post
    Gibson played in an extreme pitcher's era. Martinez and Maddux played in an extreme hitter's era. When you normalize the stats, the picture becomes clear. Obviously, Gibson is a hall of fame pitcher, but does not compare to the elite.

    Do some research next time is lol. Wade back into the shallow end, dupey.

    In 1968 teams averaged 3.43 runs a game. In 2000, it was 5.30. So making an apples to apples comparison is something a 5th grader would do. And he'd be as proud of his conclusions as you are.
    Why punish Gibson because he pitched in an era when pitchers were better?

    As far as the hard work you put into you research, lets look at it a little more in depth and realize that you aren't comparing apples to apples and that you are actually trying to deceive everyone. Gibson pitched from 1959 to 1975. In that time NL teams averaged 4.098 runs per game. Maddux pitched from 1986 to 2008, NL teams averaged 4.486 runs per game or a
    difference of .388 runs a game, a noticeable difference, but nothing like the almost 2 runs a game difference you are trying to trick everyone into believing.

    In 3 World Series Maddux was 2 - 3 in 5 starts. In 3 World Series Gibson was 7 - 2 in 9 starts with 2 World Series MVP awards. 8 of the 9 games were CG. Maddux was also a choker.

    As far as the mound being lowered(sometimes known as the Gibson rule), it should have had a profound affect on Gibson because that height mound was what he had always pitched off. By the time Maddux came along, the 10 inch mound was what he had learned to pitch off and he never had to deal with any changes.
    Here is Gibson"s Per Year ERA after the mound was lowered in 1969

    1969 2.18
    1970 3.12
    1971 3.04
    1972 2.46
    1973 2.77
    1974 3.83
    1975 5.04

    It's not about punishing Gibson. It's simply evaluating how much above average a guy was for his era. Don't use ERA and OPS against, use ERA+ and OPS+ against and you'll see a clearer picture. Times change, using complete games is worthless because of the style of the game. Also, why throw Gibson out as the best ever when he wasn't even the best of his time (Koufax)?

    Even on a poker site you want to look at a sample size of 5 games? C'mon.

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    I unrest and that Willie lies. I mean those wsop stories lol. Omg! But who was it that actually died?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ToasterOven View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by herbertstemple View Post

    Why punish Gibson because he pitched in an era when pitchers were better?

    As far as the hard work you put into you research, lets look at it a little more in depth and realize that you aren't comparing apples to apples and that you are actually trying to deceive everyone. Gibson pitched from 1959 to 1975. In that time NL teams averaged 4.098 runs per game. Maddux pitched from 1986 to 2008, NL teams averaged 4.486 runs per game or a
    difference of .388 runs a game, a noticeable difference, but nothing like the almost 2 runs a game difference you are trying to trick everyone into believing.

    In 3 World Series Maddux was 2 - 3 in 5 starts. In 3 World Series Gibson was 7 - 2 in 9 starts with 2 World Series MVP awards. 8 of the 9 games were CG. Maddux was also a choker.

    As far as the mound being lowered(sometimes known as the Gibson rule), it should have had a profound affect on Gibson because that height mound was what he had always pitched off. By the time Maddux came along, the 10 inch mound was what he had learned to pitch off and he never had to deal with any changes.
    Here is Gibson"s Per Year ERA after the mound was lowered in 1969

    1969 2.18
    1970 3.12
    1971 3.04
    1972 2.46
    1973 2.77
    1974 3.83
    1975 5.04

    It's not about punishing Gibson. It's simply evaluating how much above average a guy was for his era. Don't use ERA and OPS against, use ERA+ and OPS+ against and you'll see a clearer picture. Times change, using complete games is worthless because of the style of the game. Also, why throw Gibson out as the best ever when he wasn't even the best of his time (Koufax)?

    Even on a poker site you want to look at a sample size of 5 games? C'mon.
    Don't you get anything? These aren't 5 games in April, thiis is the World Series. Don't you realize the difference? When Maddux was needed the most by his team, he was an average pitcher, Gibson remained a star.

    You also miss the point about the complete games. In Maddux's time if he got in trouble, he would be pulled for the bullpen to come in and bail him out. During Gibson's time, when he got in trouble, he was left out there to deal with it. Does your ERA+ take that into account?

    Through most of Gibsons career there were no divisions, just 2 leagues. So every team played every team the equal amount of games, 22 until 1961, then 18 until 1968. This means that his opponents saw him more than Maddux's opponents saw Maddux. The more a batter sees a pitcher the more of an advantage it is for the batter. Does your ERA+ take this into account?

    During Cardinal broadcasts the announcers(Caray and Buck) couldn't tell the difference between Gibsons curve and slider because the slider broke so much. Tim McCarver claimed it broke a foot. Don't know about his fastball speed, mid to high 90's at least but with a lot of action, He also threw a sharp 12/6 curveball. Gibson had the best slider ever. So that was Bob Gibson, overpowering fastball, sharp curveball and that slider. He as so good he rarely threw any type of changeup. Gibson had some control problems early in his career, but when Gibson was on the mound in his prime, nobody had the "stuff" he had, nobody.

    If you think Kofax was better, prove it.


    Roberto Clemente
    AB 125
    AVG .208
    SO 32
    HR 4
    vs Gibson

    Willie Mays
    AB 92
    AVG .196
    SO 30
    HR 3
    vs Gibson

    Hank Aaron
    AB 163
    AVG .215
    SO 32
    HR 8
    vs Gibson

    Mickey Mantle 10 .100 5 1
    AB 10
    AVG .100
    SO 5
    HR 1
    vs Gibson

     
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    Quote Originally Posted by delaware View Post
    one thing for sure you guys know your baseball.great minds working apart is your downfall. put plop willie druff china and one more together. put a game thats 2 days away or one one of you like state why put feed back of pros and cons in a business way then vote to see if you bet.by working together you guys should cash 90 percent of the bets you place by the vote. it takes 3 out of 5 to make the bet. if all 5 say bet then you bet double the standered bet is say 500.by useing all 5 mines you should have thousands to spli by end of season.
    Dealware, I really like this idea, but there's one major problem. Together, we are some of the greatest minds in the industry. But, do we really want to use that power to break some bookie? I propose an alternate idea. We get a list of some of the most deserving charities and then vote on which one we think is best. Whichever charity gets the most votes, we then dedicate 100% of our energy on helping that cause, and end up changing the world.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PLOL View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by delaware View Post
    one thing for sure you guys know your baseball.great minds working apart is your downfall. put plop willie druff china and one more together. put a game thats 2 days away or one one of you like state why put feed back of pros and cons in a business way then vote to see if you bet.by working together you guys should cash 90 percent of the bets you place by the vote. it takes 3 out of 5 to make the bet. if all 5 say bet then you bet double the standered bet is say 500.by useing all 5 mines you should have thousands to spli by end of season.
    Dealware, I really like this idea, but there's one major problem. Together, we are some of the greatest minds in the industry. But, do we really want to use that power to break some bookie? I propose an alternate idea. We get a list of some of the most deserving charities and then vote on which one we think is best. Whichever charity gets the most votes, we then dedicate 100% of our energy on helping that cause, and end up changing the world.
    http://giphy.com/gifs/rpjQiKYTjt9a8/html5
    It's hilarious that we as a society think everyone can be a dr, a lawyer, an engineer. Some people are just fucking stupid. Why can't we just accept that?

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    The GOAT is not between Gibson & Maddux so just STFU. It's an argument nobody can win considering in no particular order:

    Maddux
    Clemens
    Gibson
    Koufax
    Feller
    Pedro Martinez
    Seaver
    Carlton
    Paige
    Grove
    Cy Young
    Walter Johnson
    Randy Johnson
    Mathewson
    Nolan Ryan

    are all in the conversation. A case could be made for any of them & a few more I haven't even listed.

    Trying to change somebody else's mind to your side is like banging your head against a a brick wall. What's the sense?

     
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    I'd say good luck in the freeroll but I'm pretty sure you'll go on a bender to self-sabotage yourself & miss it completely or use it as the excuse of why you didn't cash.

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    The Cubs have an amazing streak going:
    https://soundcloud.com/dnainfo-radio...reak-continues

    7,825 games since they've been no-hit. The last time somebody threw a no-hitter vs. the Cubs was in 1965 by Sandy Koufax

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    Quote Originally Posted by PLOL View Post
    The Cubs have an amazing streak going:
    https://soundcloud.com/dnainfo-radio...reak-continues

    7,825 games since they've been no-hit. The last time somebody threw a no-hitter vs. the Cubs was in 1965 by Sandy Koufax
    They also have another amazing streak put together. The last time they had a hit that mattered

    (*closet Cubs fan here)
    It's hilarious that we as a society think everyone can be a dr, a lawyer, an engineer. Some people are just fucking stupid. Why can't we just accept that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hockey Guy View Post
    The GOAT is not between Gibson & Maddux so just STFU. It's an argument nobody can win considering in no particular order:

    Maddux
    Clemens
    Gibson
    Koufax
    Feller
    Pedro Martinez
    Seaver
    Carlton
    Paige
    Grove
    Cy Young
    Walter Johnson
    Randy Johnson
    Mathewson
    Nolan Ryan

    are all in the conversation. A case could be made for any of them & a few more I haven't even listed.

    Trying to change somebody else's mind to your side is like banging your head against a a brick wall. What's the sense?
    is that satchel paige? hes the only one id throw off that list,,,thats a really good list

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