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Baseball

kairos12

(13,248 posts) Mon Nov 27, 2017, 12:50 PM Nov 2017

Only 2 pitchers in MLB History had fewer walks than games started in a season:

Cy Young and Roy Halladay (2003, 05,10).

HOF for sure.

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Only 2 pitchers in MLB History had fewer walks than games started in a season: (Original Post) kairos12 Nov 2017 OP

I could do that easily lol unblock Nov 2017 #1

If you did that ... VMA131Marine Nov 2017 #2

That said my point. Other statistics are needed before this one is impressive. unblock Nov 2017 #3

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(54,151 posts)

1. I could do that easily lol

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 01:00 PM

Nov 2017

Just serve up easy home run balls straight up the middle! never throw outside the strike zone!

I'm sure he didn't do that and has a respectable e.r.a. that i could never possibly achieve, just saying that that statistic in isolation isn't saying much

VMA131Marine

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2. If you did that ...

Reply to unblock (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 01:20 PM

Nov 2017

Your chances of starting more than two games, before being demoted to the minors, would be slim.

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3. That said my point. Other statistics are needed before this one is impressive.

Reply to VMA131Marine (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 01:21 PM

Nov 2017

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