Re: Warren Spahn RIP: Last of 360 game winners?

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James Kahn) wrote:

> In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gerry Myerson 
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> >In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (colin campbell) wrote:
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> >> After his age 37 season, Spahn won 117 games.  I'm a big Maddux fan but
> >> Spahn had a career like nobody else's.  
> 
> >Oh? Phil Niekro won 156 games after his age 37 season. This is not to 
> >say that I expect Maddux to do it, just that Spahn doesn't hold any sort 
> >of record here.
> 
> And if Maddux develops a knuckleball, this example might be relevant.
> Otherwise it's apples vs. oranges.

If things were that simple everybody would develop a knuckleball 
and pitch deep into the 40s. There was something special about 
Niekro, and it couldn't have been just the knuckler. There could 
be something equally special about Maddux, I just don't expect it.

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