I wonder if a team has ever won a World Series with an average or worse pitching staff

 

I wonder if a team has ever won a World Series with an average or worse pitching staff

The 87 Twins say "hi."

 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1987.shtml

The 87 Twins say "hi."

 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1987.shtml

Meh, who would be the current day viola, Blyleven, berenguer and reardon? I’d feel a lot better with reardon on the mound to close a game than any of our guys

Nice hit Cruz! Let's keep it going boys!!!

CROM!!!!!!!

 

Meh, who would be the current day viola, Blyleven, berenguer and reardon? I’d feel a lot better with reardon on the mound to close a game than any of our guys

Yeah, Reardon would be all right, although at 63, his velo is down a couple mph.

Yeah, Reardon would be all right, although at 63, his velo is down a couple mph.

And plus he’s scary

 

The 87 Twins say "hi."

 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1987.shtml

That will never happen again. That team would not even qualify for the postseason in the modern-day format. They also lucked into home field for both rounds of the postseason because that rotated instead of being awarded to the team with the better record. And now teams have to go through three rounds (plus a wild card game) to win it all, meaning 4 starting pitchers are needed. They were probably the least likely team to win a World Championship ever. And I enjoyed every minute of it.

 

Edit: To clarify, Oakland would have won the AL West in today's format and the Twins, who had a better record than Oakland, would have finished third in the wild card standings and thereby found themselves on the outside looking in.

Edited June 8, 20197 yr by Nine of twelve

Sigh

 

And plus he’s scary

Know what ya mean. I'm 63. People tell me I'm scary, too.

Kyle Gibson...can't trust him.

Eades?

That vaunted Tigers lineup is at it again!

and gives the run right back

 

That will never happen again. That team would not even qualify for the postseason in the modern-day format. They also lucked into home field for both rounds of the postseason because that rotated instead of being awarded to the team with the better record. And now teams have to go through three rounds (plus a wild card game) to win it all, meaning 4 starting pitchers are needed. They were probably the least likely team to win a World Championship ever. And I enjoyed every minute of it.

The 2006 83-78 St Louis Cardinals say "hi."

Is it possible to hate a player from a team you root for? I have always despised Gibson...

Too many pitches for the nibbler, he’ll struggle to complete five today.

 

The 2006 83-78 St Louis Cardinals say "hi."

See my edit.

 

The 2006 83-78 St Louis Cardinals say "hi."

A good counterpoint, but I find it hard to believe the 1987 Twins would have gone all the way without home field advantage.

I wonder if a team has ever won a World Series with an average or worse pitching staff

Twins team pitching is fourth in the AL, quite a bit better than average

Edited June 8, 20197 yr by LVTwinsfan

 

A good counterpoint, but I find it hard to believe the 1987 Twins would have gone all the way without home field advantage.

I find it hard to believe they went all the way with home field advantage.

Runs, if you please.

Is it possible to hate a player from a team you root for? I have always despised Gibson...

I want someone to punch Gibson in the face!

I find it hard to believe they went all the way with home field advantage.

a lot of heart and Kirby Puckett

Twins team pitching is fourth in the AL, quite a bit better than average

Yeah, Let’s see where we are come September. Or July at this point

Schoop: 6 for his last 36 with 13 k’s

Edited June 8, 20197 yr by Aggies7

Good eye Castro!

Good hustle from Castro!

Heh...any other player the SS goes to first there, but knew he had zero chance at Buxton.

 

Good eye Castro!

Entered today hitting .270/.363/.573