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Originally Posted by guy44
Pete Rose = vastly, vastly overrated. Like Nolan Ryan, he was a hardworking white guy who looked good on the playing field but whose contributions were vastly overstated.
Lastly, Barry Bonds came closest to winning the World Series when the Giants almost won in Game 6 of the 2002 Series. But I guess I couldn't expect anyone to remember all the way to 3 years ago, hrm?
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The Midgets were what, about 6 outs away from being champs?
On the Nolan Ryan thing, at first I thought you were crazy, then I checked his stats on Baseball Reference. Over 27 years he had an ERA+ of 112 and only had an ERA+ > 125 5 times (plus two years at 124) and one year with ERA+ > 150. In contrast:
Randy Johnson - 17yrs, ERA+ 144, 12 years with ERA+ > , 8 yr with ERA+ > 150
Roger Clemens - 21 yrs, ERA+ 141, 15 years ERA + > 125, 9 yr ERA+ > 150, 2 yrs > 200
Pedro Martinez - 13 yrs, ERA+ 167, 10 years ERA+ > 125, 9 yr > 150, 4 yr > 200
I guess Ryan's legacy was his longevity. Other than that there are so many pitchers that were better.