Comments on: 300 Wins is not a dead milestone http://umpbump.com/press/2007/08/06/300-wins-is-not-a-dead-milestone/ In-your-face baseball commentary Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:44:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kevin http://umpbump.com/press/2007/08/06/300-wins-is-not-a-dead-milestone/comment-page-1/#comment-52865 Kevin Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:25:17 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=1163#comment-52865 Great article, I completely agree. I hate to use a hockey reference, but after Wayne Gretzky and MJ left their respective sports, the world was left insensed that there was no one to fill their spots. But patience is priceless, since a few years later here are wonder kids LeBron James and Sidney Crosby. Not to say they're definetly going to be the next 'best to ever play' but a lot of the same MSM people who were saying that there would never be another Gretz or MJ are now predicting legendary careers for these wonder kids. Great article, I completely agree. I hate to use a hockey reference, but after Wayne Gretzky and MJ left their respective sports, the world was left insensed that there was no one to fill their spots. But patience is priceless, since a few years later here are wonder kids LeBron James and Sidney Crosby. Not to say they’re definetly going to be the next ‘best to ever play’ but a lot of the same MSM people who were saying that there would never be another Gretz or MJ are now predicting legendary careers for these wonder kids.

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]]> By: Nick Kapur http://umpbump.com/press/2007/08/06/300-wins-is-not-a-dead-milestone/comment-page-1/#comment-52863 Nick Kapur Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:57:57 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=1163#comment-52863 Excellent post, Paul. I've been surprised by all the "we'll never see 300 again" talk for all the exact reasons you enumerate. I think the fewer wins per season due to pitch counts is offset, perhaps more than offset, by the routineness with which pitchers continue to be effective deep into their 40s nowadays, and the capacity of much more advanced surgery to prolong careers beyond one, two, or even three arm blowouts. I mean, Maddux and Clemens didn't just win 300 - they literally blew past 300 like it was nothing. If good pitchers are going to keep pitching until they are 45 like these guys, there is absolutely no reason why we won't see a 300-winner again. Excellent post, Paul. I’ve been surprised by all the “we’ll never see 300 again” talk for all the exact reasons you enumerate. I think the fewer wins per season due to pitch counts is offset, perhaps more than offset, by the routineness with which pitchers continue to be effective deep into their 40s nowadays, and the capacity of much more advanced surgery to prolong careers beyond one, two, or even three arm blowouts. I mean, Maddux and Clemens didn’t just win 300 – they literally blew past 300 like it was nothing. If good pitchers are going to keep pitching until they are 45 like these guys, there is absolutely no reason why we won’t see a 300-winner again.

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]]> By: Adam http://umpbump.com/press/2007/08/06/300-wins-is-not-a-dead-milestone/comment-page-1/#comment-52864 Adam Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:07:25 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=1163#comment-52864 Mostly the fact that pitchers routinely pitch into their mid 40s makes it probable that it's not the last time we'll see it. The last time for a while -- probably, but we'll see it again. Mostly the fact that pitchers routinely pitch into their mid 40s makes it probable that it’s not the last time we’ll see it. The last time for a while — probably, but we’ll see it again.

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