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re: Are Smoltz, Glavine, and Maddux part of the best starting rotation ever?

Posted on 2/9/16 at 7:13 pm to
Posted by TexasTiger08
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Posted on 2/9/16 at 7:13 pm to
I'll never forget the way they shut down the '95 Indians...one of the most dominant lineups 1-9 that I have seen.
Posted by biggsc
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Posted on 2/9/16 at 8:25 pm to
Kevin Millwood in there also
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
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Posted on 2/9/16 at 8:31 pm to
To answer the initial thread question, yes.

But LA has been great recently, and that Mets squad is something else (though still young and with only one great year under their belts).
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
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Posted on 2/9/16 at 8:34 pm to
quote:

The older guys did NOT put the same amount of stress on their arms as guys do today.


Not sure I totally agree with that. Middle relief, max pitch counts, etc didn't even exist 20 years ago, let along fifty years ago. Guys used to throw well over 100 pitches consistently, and they went on less rest.
This post was edited on 2/9/16 at 8:35 pm
Posted by Sun God
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Posted on 2/9/16 at 8:38 pm to
Glavine in game 6

Posted by Poodlebrain
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Posted on 2/9/16 at 8:41 pm to
Jim Hunter
Vida Blue
Ken Holtzman

They actually won 3 World Series in a row for the A's. Add Rollie Fingers and Darold Knowles out of the bullpen, and you can argue they were one of the best pitching staffs of all time.
Posted by stevo1905
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 2/10/16 at 6:24 am to
I thought 98 was better.
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 2/10/16 at 7:12 am to
I'm 35 and in my lifetime I'd say yes

I wasn't a Braves fan, but I watched them every day on TBS just to watch the pitchers

Maddox was a mad scientist
Posted by gameovergt
Orange Park, FL via Stevenson, AL
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 2/10/16 at 8:22 am to
yes, but I am bias also.

We also gotta remember how small the strike zone has become in the modern era as opposed to the 1950's and before. It is a hitters league!
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