Comments on: Where does Cliff Lee's Game 1 gem rank in World Series history?

By: embroidery

embroidery — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:55:59 +0000

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By: ganderson

ganderson — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:25:20 +0000

When was the last complete game thrown in a WS?

By: lorrin

lorrin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:59:28 +0000

remember Lew Burdette?

By: rje49

rje49 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:27:18 +0000

So Koufax gets an 88 for his game 7 shutout in ’65- on TWO DAYS REST! Second best on your chart.

By: Marvie

Marvie — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:43:46 +0000

You seem to have left out one of the best games I have ever witnessed in the World Series.
1982 Milwaukee Brewer’s Mike Caldwell. 9 Inn 3 hits 0 runs 1 bb and 3 so. This ads up to 83 in your point system. He was not a big strickout pitcher, which to me makes it even that more of a great game. Throwing on the turf in St. Louis in the early 80′s as a ground ball pitcher was very tough to do. Caldwell not only shut out the Cards but dominated the whole game. This performance should be on the list over anyone giving up runs. Just because he didn’t get 8 so’s doesn’t mean he didn’t dominate the game.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:38:38 +0000

In other words, John Tucson, AZ, a more meaningful stat would’ve been to rank Lee’s game with other WS games one.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:36:55 +0000

No, I didn’t read the story; I read only the headline. So what? It doesn’t matter. Any stat that leaves out the significance of the game is meaningless. Heck, there have been far more games one than games seven in WS.
What next? A stat on the best pitched games on June 17 since the mound was lowered, but excluding games played on artificial turf? Who cares?

By: rje49

rje49 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:00:20 +0000

When you hear talk about a great World Series pitching performance, then the words “short rest”, what does a long-time baseball fan think of? October 14, 1965, game 7, Sandy Koufax throws a complete game 3-hit shutout, 132 pitches, 10 strike-outs, on TWO DAYS REST. Is somebody going to say that was “the old days when pitchers didn’t throw that hard?” How about “you’re talking about a hall-of-famer!” Yes, but his arm and body was merely human. So why can’t any pitcher even think about doing that now?

By: nelson

nelson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:41:42 +0000

It is a shortcoming that the importance of the game is not included in the ranking. I would like to see it included, so the clutch pitchers get credit for it.

By: JohnTucson

JohnTucson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:17:20 +0000

Did you read the story? It specifically stated pitching performances “after 1969, when the mound was lowered” (the article said “raised”, but it meant “lowered”). That rules out Larsen and Koufax. Also, the metric ranks the pitching performance on its own terms only … for this purpose, the importance of the game itself is irrelevant. So Morris’ game 7 counts no more than Lee’s game 1.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:36:59 +0000

It was good, but won’t rank anywhere near Larson’s perfect game, Jack Morris’ 7th game win (he pitched 10 shutout innings) over the Braves in ’91, or Koufax’s 7th game win against the Twins in ’65.

By: John

John — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:35:56 +0000

Considering how everyone and their mother had the Yankees sweeping the poor hapless Phillies right off the map I believe Lee’s performance last night ranks in the top 10… at least.
PHILLIES IN SIX!!! MARK MY WORDS!!!

By: Mike Schmidt

Mike Schmidt — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:12:59 +0000

We will see Lee again in the 4th and if necessary the 7th… Fear not Yankers fans, you’ll be lucky to see a 5th game.