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It was interesting what the STO guys were saying about Feller and how in those days pitchers were expected to go nine innings every start. In fact, Feller had one season where he had 36 complete games in 42 starts. According to Rick and Matt, Feller said he would try to get the bottom of the order out on one or two pitches because strikeouts took too many pitches. Imagine how many K's Feller would have had if he tried to strikeout the opponent's worst hitters and their pitcher. Of course he wouldn't have pitched as many innings because he'd have used more pitches getting those K's.Feller is in the HOF, and in his day was considered one of the all time greats. He obviously had a career much better than Kluber. But he never put together a string of five/six years that Kluber did here. Of course, his war time years probably would have been his peak years.
Its too difficult to compare pitchers of different eras, but you can compare how each stacked up with others of the same era...thru stats like WAR, ERA+, and FIP.
As for my preference for the first round opponent, I don't really care. I don't want to play the Rays, but thats not a consideration. I'd love to play Toronto, but that's not gonna happen. One stat to consider...Chicago has a losing record vs RH starters.
Great point about the White Sox having a losing record against RHP's. Last night they sent eight right-handed hitters to the plate against Bieber and some of those guys, like Robert, Moncada, and McCann, are slumping. I think the best case scenario is if the Sox can win the division and end up with a better record than Oakland, giving them the second seed while the Indians get seventh so our first round opponent is the Sox. We'll end up the regular season either 7-3 or 8-2 against them. Winning this series against the Sox may come back to bite us if it means we end up playing the Twins or Yankees in the first round.