Alabuckeye
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So, in 1999, the year Pedro beat us.....I blame that series loss not on Pedro, but on Dave Burba getting hurt. Am I wrong?
Tribe messed up by not having another starter for that series.So, in 1999, the year Pedro beat us.....I blame that series loss not on Pedro, but on Dave Burba getting hurt. Am I wrong?
Yeah, I have never done anything like that...Thanks for catching that. Always read before you hit post! I meant 1995.
I was all in on Black Jack....really thought he'd be that guy to push us over! So it goes...My major what-if about the 90's-era teams were all the pitchers they tried to acquire.
We made so many efforts to acquire that last piece, but it never lined up.
- Jack McDowell was a stud, came here, turned into a pumpkin
- John Smiley was an all-star, came here, broke his arm warming up in the bullpen
- Trying to trade for Pedro
- Trying to trade for Schilling
So was I. I was really excited when we acquired him.I was all in on Black Jack....really thought he'd be that guy to push us over! So it goes...
Hart refusing to trade Jaret Wright cost us Pedro.My major what-if about the 90's-era teams were all the FoR pitchers they tried to acquire.
We made so many efforts to acquire that last piece, but it never lined up.
- Jack McDowell was a stud, came here, turned into a pumpkin
- John Smiley was an all-star, came here, broke his arm warming up in the bullpen
- Trying to trade for Pedro
- Trying to trade for Schilling
So was I, Black Jack was supposed to get us over the topI was so excited when we got Jack McDowell....
Wasn’t the Pedro deal for Wright and Colon though? Still should have made that deal, but still, wasn’t just Jaret, I don’t thinkHart refusing to trade Jaret Wright cost us Pedro.
There was also the trade for Chuck Finley that got nixed. Think Enrique Wilson was the sticking point on that one.
It was John Harts fault for not trading for Pedro when he had the chance.So, in 1999, the year Pedro beat us.....I blame that series loss not on Pedro, but on Dave Burba getting hurt. Am I wrong?
No Kenny, no Belle, not as good as '95.I just don't think the 1997 squad gets enough love at all because they didn’t kick it into stride until later on due to all the young arms..
I really loved having Ramirez, Justice, Williams, Alomar, Thome as the 3-7... Matt Williams and David Justice simply do not get the due they deserve for coming in and replacing a lot of production that was lost...All the while playing quality defense..
Grissom that year replaced Lofton’s production with ease.
Grissom's (age 30) 1997 w/ CLE: 22 SB, 27 2B, 6 3B, 221 TB
Lofton’s (age 30) 1997 w/ ATL: 27 SB, 20 2B, 6 3B, 211 TB
To me the 1997 Indians featured a better overall Manny Ramirez even tho his numbers were down a bit. Just a more polished hitter and on base guy. Moved up to the 3rd hole that year and batted there during the run.
Thome was a better power guy. Established himself as a first baseman.
Sandy Alomar was far better as well. One of best years you’ll find out of a catcher..
In addition to that run. The defending champion Yankees and to beat them in the fashion that they did with the Alomar homer off Mariano. Coming back and taking game 5... Then Baltimore and to win a 1-0 on the road...
I dunno. I get why the fans love 95... But 97 to me was just crazy and so much more fun..