Best lefty off all time? My vote is Koufax!

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I think it was in Jane Leavy's book, Mantle is quoted as saying to Roseboro the first time he sees Koufax's big curve, how in the *&^*( am I supposed to hit that?

Play against Sandy anywhere other than Dodger Stadium

[clydepepper]

First Game I ever saw on TV influenced me a lot:

31x42 SANDY KOUFAX Autographed Poster.jpg

1964 Topps- KOUFAX Strikes Out 15 PSA.DNA.jpg1963 World series Game1 Ticket - Sandy Koufax PSA-DNA.jpg

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

First Game I ever saw on TV influenced me a lot:

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That's the game I was referring to. If I recall Koufax struck out the side in the first, then (allegedly) stared over at the Yankee dugout although Whitey Ford denied it and it does seem out of character.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

That's the game I was referring to. If I recall Koufax struck out the side in the first, then (allegedly) stared over at the Yankee dugout although Whitey Ford denied it and it does seem out of character.

He struck out the first five, but, as the added photo shows, Mickey got him late.

Ooops! Tresh got him in the bottom of the eighth in that game, Mickey got him in top of seventh in Game 4.

As important as I say this game was to me, I'm getting older...so there...at least I caught it before everyone else did.

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[Peter_Spaeth]

Koufax apparently really did not like throwing at people or even brushing them back, which played a role in the Roseboro Marichal incident. But, and I think this is from the Leavy book, once he got so angered by Lou Brock's baserunning antics that he drilled him hard in the back. Brock picks himself up, walks slowly to first, and promptly steals second.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Tabe

Play against Sandy anywhere other than Dodger Stadium

LOL but Game 1 was in Yankee Stadium.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

LOL but Game 1 was in Yankee Stadium.

Didn't say you could always hit it but, if you're going to, outside of Dodger Stadium is the way

[Deertick]

Now that it has been definitively established that Grove was the best LHP of all time and Koufax should not even be in the discussion, is there a statistician who can create a formula to determine whether any given poster is either:
A) A common troll
B) An insufferable egotist
or
C) Just generally a complete AH?

Bonus points if the algorithm can determine historical Net54 ranking.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

How about everyone self-report which of those three they think they are guilty of being.

I'm definitely a B) but I work hard at taming it. Anyone else wanna be honest?

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

How about everyone self-report which of those three they think they are guilty of being.

I'm definitely a B) but I work hard at taming it. Anyone else wanna be honest?

I'm a common troll. By the way, the Hunt live auction is going on right now. Lots of great stuff.

[cammb]

Originally Posted by Deertick

Now that it has been definitively established that Grove was the best LHP of all time and Koufax should not even be in the discussion, is there a statistician who can create a formula to determine whether any given poster is either:
A) A common troll
B) An insufferable egotist
or
C) Just generally a complete AH?

Bonus points if the algorithm can determine historical Net54 ranking.

Yourself included?

[Deertick]

Originally Posted by cammb

Yourself included?

I'm definitely part of the data set.

And Scott, I thought you would select C) A complete Auction House.

[G1911]

I'll nominate myself for C - a complete asshole, as I'm still awaiting a math-based logically consistent argument for Koufax like has been presented for the others.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Deertick

I'm definitely part of the data set.

And Scott, I thought you would select C) A complete Auction House.

See, there's a sign my ego is overinflated. If I was so damn smart I'd have thought of that!