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From our buddy Dayn Perry
Ranking the best SP 1-2 punch in baseball. We arrive at #5...
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7595262
5. Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum, Giants
Combined 2007 Numbers: 346.1 IP, 4.00 R/G, 313 strikeouts
The Giants are an awful team right now, but Cain and Lincecum are worth the price of admission. Cain broke out in 2007, and Lincecum, thanks to a tremendous changeup and ridiculously fast arm action, is an ace in waiting. Both are young, which means they'll gradually work their way up to the very top of this list.
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12/29/2007, 12:54 pm
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Re: From our buddy Dayn Perry
...and after a second look---
4 NL West teams in the top 6.
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12/29/2007, 12:56 pm
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Webb/Haren is the best combination in baseball right now.
If Liriano is right at the start of the season, could be Liriano/Santana.
Josh Beckett and Daisuke Matsuzaka are at least better than Smoltz/Hudson.
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If Santana gets trade to Boston, Beckett/Santana has to be number 1.
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'Biscuit has never been injured, Liriano has been injured year after year.
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12/30/2007, 12:34 am
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Re: From our buddy Dayn Perry
quote: Yea, putting Santana paired with an injury-bugged pitcher who has never pitched a healthy full season in the majors, and only once in his whole career, at #3 above all those other pairs is awfully presumptuous.
I don't think so. Santana is the best pitcher in either league right now. Him and a league average innings eater would legitimately be near the top of this list, and Liriano has a good shot to be alot better than that.
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Re: From our buddy Dayn Perry
quote: Bhaakon wrote:
quote: Yea, putting Santana paired with an injury-bugged pitcher who has never pitched a healthy full season in the majors, and only once in his whole career, at #3 above all those other pairs is awfully presumptuous.
I don't think so. Santana is the best pitcher in either league right now. Him and a league average innings eater would legitimately be near the top of this list, and Liriano has a good shot to be alot better than that.
by that rational, it should be called "the best pitcher", not the best 1-2 punch. "1-2" implies a combo, a like pair, two of a kind with similar dominance... not stud a major dropoff innings-eater. they just threw santana in there because he's filthy. let's see liriano the rook throw a whole season first before proclaiming him half of the nastiest 1-2 punch in the majors. but then, same goes for cain/lincecum. lincecum hasn't done it for a year yet either, and i've been dropoffs before, like lowry's sophmore season. of course lowry != lincecum, but you feel me
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Bhaakon
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Re: From our buddy Dayn Perry
No one ever said it had to be a balanced 1-2 punch, just the best combination of 1 and 2 starters.
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