10 hours ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

Garrett Crochet has a winning record on a team projected to lose 120 games

In 1972,  Steve Carlton won 27 games on the 59 win Phillies.

8 years later, he won 24 games on the World Champion Phillies. 

18 minutes ago, GreenSox said:

In 1972,  Steve Carlton won 27 games on the 59 win Phillies.

8 years later, he won 24 games on the World Champion Phillies. 

You know what didn't exist in 1972?  

Free agency.

You know what else didn't exist?

The draft. 

1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said:

You know what didn't exist in 1972?  

Free agency.

You know what else didn't exist?

The draft. 

Not sure what your point is, but free agency started well before 1980 and the draft started before 1972. 

21 minutes ago, GreenSox said:

Not sure what your point is, but free agency started well before 1980 and the draft started before 1972. 

Free agency via Curt Flood was 1976.  I was wrong on draft as it was 1965.  The point was that the game has changed a lot in 52 years, and players don't stay put like they used to because of those things.  Steve Carlton staying on a bad team for 8 years as a top flight pitcher doesn't happen today.

3 hours ago, GreenSox said:

In 1972,  Steve Carlton won 27 games on the 59 win Phillies.

8 years later, he won 24 games on the World Champion Phillies. 

I lived in that part of the world in 1972 and saw many of those games on TV. What I'll never forget is how well the Phils played whenever Carlton started. But he was one great pitcher.

15 minutes ago, oldsox said:

I lived in that part of the world in 1972 and saw many of those games on TV. What I'll never forget is how well the Phils played whenever Carlton started. But he was one great pitcher.

I always liked those mid-70s Phillies teams. But always wound up with way too many Denny Doyle baseball cards. 

7 hours ago, Chick Mercedes said:

He’s fake though.  And disrespectful. The real problem 

I don't delve that deeply into the announcers personality. I'd ask how he's fake but idc.  I just listen. It's entertainment. He's paid to do a job and be entertaining. I'm entertained.