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All you old school baseball fans, this is worth reading. By Jim Koenisberger: "In my opinion, the greatest game ever pitched was between the San Francisco Giants and Milwaukee Braves on July 2, 1963. Forty-two-year-old Warren Spahn and 25-year-old Juan Marichal each went 16 innings and the game ended 1-0 on a home run by Willie Mays. Each pitcher threw over 200 pitches. Spahn threw 201 and Marichal 227. There were seven future Hall of Fame players in that game, including Spahn and Marichal. We will never see that again because the game won’t allow it. But both guys were prepared to go as long as it took. And this game was not a fluke, both pitchers won 20 games that season. For Spahn, it was his 13th 20-win season and for Marichal, it was his first of 6. My highest pitch count was 232 in a game against the Red Sox in 1974. I pitched 12 innings, struck out 19, walked 10, and had a no decision. My counter-part, Luis Tiant threw 180 pitches in 14 1/3 innings and took the loss 4-3. We were on a 4-man rotation and pitched on 3 day’s rest. I had 26 complete games in 1973 and 1974 and didn’t even lead the league. Gaylord Perry had 29 in 1973 and Ferguson Jenkins had 29 in 1974." Nolan Ryan.
Dodgers payroll is > 400M, Brewers payroll is 125M or there abouts. Guess who has the best record in the NL?
Our hitting is better with the young players we brought up this season making significant contributions. My concern is our starting pitching. Miz is still dominant but our other starters are starting to fade with the exception of May.
I feel bad for the Rays. They have a great season and their reward is a match up of the NY Boston winner…
Justin Verlander's last pitch as a MLB player. https://youtube.com/shorts/By8L_OM0Z2o?si=1FHEdT0Gp_Yqjfw3
Saw that. He's a great one even though he stayed too long at the dance. The picture of him sobbing in his daughter's arms is deeply touching. She threw out the first pitch and did a good job. Edit: It might not have been yesterday when his daughter threw out the first pitch. They're both wearing jackets. Here's the YT video: 531K views · 10K reactions | Like father, like daughter | espnW
Astros only team in MLB history to make the playoffs with a .500 record. The good news is the Astros are 5-2 vs the White Sox this year.