In my lifetime:
Hunter/Blue/Holtzman/Moon - three won 20+ games
Palmer/Cuellar/Dobson/McNally - four won 20 games
Maddux/Smoltz/Glavine/Avery - three hall of famers
Hudson/Zito/Mulder
Sutton/Reuss/Welch
Gooden/Cone/Darling/Fernandez
Best baseball starting pitching staff ever
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How much do W’s really tell us?
take5_d_shorterer wrote:If John Bonham simply didn't listen to enough Tommy Johnson or Blind Willie Mctell, that's his doing.
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LeBaron wrote:How much do W’s really tell us?
Less now than they used to, what with all the 'specialty' pitching.
Of the ones listed, I'd say Maddux/Smoltz/Glavine/Avery (though Avery only came anywhere near keeping up with the other three in '93).
I'd take Koufax/Drysdale/Osteen/Podres over Sutton/Reuss/Welch/whoever. Or Kershaw/Grienke/Haren/Ryu/Beckett.
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toomanyhatz wrote:LeBaron wrote:How much do W’s really tell us?
Less now than they used to, what with all the 'specialty' pitching.
And it’s dependent on a productive offense. Then again, a lousy team is unlikely to have an elite pitching staff.
As far as my living memory goes, it’s hard to beat that 90s Braves lineup.
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toomanyhatz wrote:LeBaron wrote:How much do W’s really tell us?
Less now than they used to, what with all the 'specialty' pitching.
Of the ones listed, I'd say Maddux/Smoltz/Glavine/Avery (though Avery only came anywhere near keeping up with the other three in '93).
I'd take Koufax/Drysdale/Osteen/Podres over Sutton/Reuss/Welch/whoever. Or Kershaw/Grienke/Haren/Ryu/Beckett.
Giants has a pretty good staff in those days too - Marichal/Perry/Mike McCormick/Ray Sadecki, Jim Barr, Ron Bryant. In '67, McCormick won the NL Cy Young.
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Also '69 Mets - Seaver/Koosman/Gary Gentry/Nolan Ryan (though Ryan only started 10 games).
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toomanyhatz wrote:LeBaron wrote:How much do W’s really tell us?
Less now than they used to, what with all the 'specialty' pitching.
Of the ones listed, I'd say Maddux/Smoltz/Glavine/Avery (though Avery only came anywhere near keeping up with the other three in '93).
You can tell that is still a bone of contention between starters and managers when starting pitchers are rolling and they've reached a pitch count limit. Some guys definitely don't want to come out. And I don't blame 'em.
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