re: Best starting pitching rotation ever.

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1971 orioles. They had four 20 game winners that year.

Palmer - 20-10 2.71 era
McNally - 21-5 2.89 era
Cuellar - 20-9 3.08 era
Dobson - 20-8 2.90 era

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Had an ERA+ of only 113 and not one of them finished in the top ten in WAR for AL pitchers

The 98 Braves had 5 starters with at least 16 wins. I would argue that is just as impressive as having four 20 game winners on a staff and just as rare

1985 Dodgers

Fernando Valezuela
Orel Hershiser
Bob Welch
Jerry Reuss
Rick Honeycutt

That's a nice rotation in '85 for the Dodgers.

But, like Thomas Jefferson dining alone...

I'll give you the greatest rotation:

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Orel Hershisher - 1988

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There you go.

Leary, Sutton, Belcher and Fernando do enough to tip the scales in earned runs.

I've never seen pitching get to and win a WS as much as that team...their offense stunk...(except fo Gibby)

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97 Marlins.

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Jay Powell ftw

Eta but yeah I'd go with the braves--hard to pick which one.