Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Eddie Collins: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1939

Born: May 2, 1887

1905-06: Quarterback of the Columbia Football Team

Debut: September 17, 1906 (Philadelphia A’s)

1907: Graduated from Columbia

1907: Coached Columbia baseball after getting caught playing pro ball under a pseudonym

1908: Joined the majors for good

1909: Named A’s starting second baseman

1910: A’s win World Series

1910-14: Collins was part of the “$100,000” infield.

1911: A’s win World Series

1913: A’s win World Series

1914: AL MVP

1914: A’s win pennant; lose World Series to the “Miracle” Braves

1914: Connie Mack offered Collins an unprecedented 5-year contract; Collins declined and was sold to the White Sox

1915: First season with the Chicago White Sox; Collins made $15,000 with Chicago.

1917: White Sox win World Series

1919: The “Black Sox” throw the World Series. Collins did not participate in the fix.

1924: Named Player/Manager of the White Sox (174-160 record)

1926: Fired as Sox manager

1927: Returns to A’s.

1929: A’s win World Series

1930: A’s win World Series

1930: Retired at season’s end

1931-32: A’s coach

1933-47: Boston Red Sox GM

1939: Elected to Hall of Fame on the 4th ballot

1946: Red Sox win the pennant, but lose World Series to the Cardinals

1947-51: Served in the Red Sox front office after stepping down as GM

Died: May 2, 1951

1999: Nominee for the All Century Team

Accomplishments:
6x World Champion

1914 AL MVP

Candidate for Greatest Second Baseman of All Time

.333 career hitter

3315 career hits

1300 RBI

741 steals

438 doubles

187 triples

.424 career OBP

512 sacrifice hits (#1 all time)

4258 total bases

1821 runs

Led league in runs scored: 3x

100 + runs: 7x

Stolen base leader: 4x

30+ steals: 12x

40+ steals: 10x

50+ steals: 6x

60+ steals: 3x

81 steals (1910)

Led league in walks in 1915 (119)

100+ walks: 2x

Hit .300 or better: 19x

.400+ OBP: 17x

.900+ OPS: 6x

Postseason batting: .328 in 6 World Series

Managerial Record:
174-160 (.521) No Pennants

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Charles Comiskey: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1939

A timeline of his life and career.

Born: August 15, 1859

Debut: May 2, 1882 (St Louis Brown Stockings)

1883-1889: Managed the Browns (563-273 record and four championships)

1890: Player/Manager for the Chicago Pirates (75-62 record)

1891: Back to St. Louis

1892-84: Played for and Managed the Cincinnati Reds (202-206 record)

1900: Became owner of the White Sox

1901: White Sox win Pennant (No World Series until 1903)

1906: White Sox win World Series

1910: Built Comiskey Park

1917: White Sox win World Series

1917: Becomes bitter enemies with AL President and Founder Ban Johnson

1919: White Sox throw World Series because their owner is ridiculously cheap

1920: Grand Jury convened in Black Sox Scandal

1921: Key evidence in the trial disappeared.

1921: The Black Sox are acquited, but Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis banned the eight men for life. The team collapsed and took a long time to recover. The White Sox do not win another pennant until 1959 and another World Series until 2005.

Died: October 26, 1931

1939: Elected to Hall of Fame on the Second Ballot

1958: Comiskey Family sell the White Sox

1974: The Godfather Part II mentions the fixed World Series.

1988: The movie Eight Men Out chronicles the 1919 World Series.

2010: HBO’s Boardwalk Empire covers the scandal.

Accomplishments:


Led league in At Bats in 1888 (576)

Managerial Record:

840-541 Record (.608) with four pennants

As an owner:

Four Pennants (1901, 1906, 1917, 1919)

Two World Championships (1906, 1917)

Built Comiskey Park

His frugal nature resulted in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Cap Anson: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1939

Cap Anson Timeline:

Born: April 17, 1852

1866-67: Sent to boarding school at Notre Dame

1868: Spent one semester at the University of Iowa. He was expelled for bad behavior.

1871: Began playing pro ball

Debut: May 6, 1871

1875: Managed Athletics for 8 games (4-2-2)

1879: Named Captain/Manager of the Cubs leading to his nickname “Cap”

1880s: He pioneered new managerial techniques including using a third base coach, signals, and a pitching rotation (2 starters). He was also pioneered Spring Training.

1880-82: Won NL Pennant three consecutive years (no World Series)

1883: He refused to play an exhibition game against the Toledo Blue Stockings because their catcher, Moses Fleetwood Walker, was black. He backed down when told his team would not be paid if they forfeited.

1885-86: Won back-to-back NL Pennants

1887: Baseball officially segregated. Anson is partially to blame, but does not deserve to be singled out for the action.

1888: Began an on-again-off-again acting career

1890s: He claimed to have invented the hit-and-run

July 18, 1897: Collects 3000th hit

1897: Fired as Cubs’ manager. At the time, they were called the Colts. After his firing, they were called the “Orphans” since they lost their “pop.”

1897: Record with the Cubs: 1282-932 (.579) and 5 Pennants

1898: Managed the Giants briefly (9-13 record).

1899: Opened a pool hall in Chicago. It was successful, but he was forced to sell in 1909 because his other ventures failed.

1900: Tried to form a rival major league, but it failed.

1900: Published his memoirs

1905: Chicago City Clerk

1907: Ran for Sheriff, but lost in the primary.

1907: Purchased a semi-pro team, which lost money.

1908: Formed a semi-pro football team, they won a title, but lost money.

1909: Filed bankruptcy

1921: Retired from Vaudeville

1922: Became GM of a golf club

Died: April 14, 1922.

1939: Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his second ballot by the Veteran’s Committee

Late 20th and early 21st century: Debate rages as to Anson’s role in the segregation of the Major Leagues in 1887.

Accomplishments:
.334 career average

3435 career hits

First member of 3000 hit club

2075 RBI

Played record 27 seasons

.394 career OBP

2x Batting Champ

Led league in games played in 1890 (139)

Scored 100 runs in a season: 6x

Led league in hits in 1881 (137)

582 doubles

Led league in doubles: 3x

Led league in RBI: 8x

100 RBI season: 6x

Led league in walks in 1890 (113)

4x OBP Leader

OBP of .400 or higher: 8x

Slugging of .500 or higher: 7x

2x OPS leader

OPS of .900 or better: 7x

4592 total bases

1881 Total base leader (175)

As a Manager:
1295-947 record (.578)

Won 5 NL Pennants

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Top 200 Albums of All Time: Tom Petty

Damn the Torpedoes: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1979)
MCA gained control of Tom Petty’s recording contract resulting in a legal battle. Petty was angry over the change in labels and the battle resulted in his bankruptcy. The record company eventually backed down. Damn the Torpedoes proved Petty’s big breakthrough. The title derived from Civil War Admiral David Farragut’s quote “Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!”

Key Tracks:
Refugee
There Goes My Girl
Even the Losers
Don’t Do Me Like That

Full Moon Fever: Tom Petty (1989)
Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne wrote a bunch of songs that did not sound like the Heartbreakers. So, Petty recorded them as a solo album. In the end, the Heartbreakers, sans drummer Stan Lynch, contributed to the album as did members of the Traveling Wilburys. The album represents one of the few times a really good album was also a commercial success.

Key Tracks:
Free Fallin’
I Won’t Back Down
Runnin’ Down A Dream
Yer So Bad

Friday, August 26, 2011

Mike Flanagan

Born: December 16, 1951

1971: Drafted by the Astros, but did not sign

1973: Drafted by the Orioles

1973-1975: Played in Minor Leagues

Major League Debut: September 5, 1975

1975: Graduated from the University of Massachusetts

1976: First Major League Win on September 1 against Kansas City

1978: Made AL All Star Team

1979: Won Cy Young Award (23-9, 3.08 ERA, 16 Complete Games)

1979: Orioles lose World Series to Pirates

2000: Elected to University of Massachusetts Athletic Hall of Fame

1983: Orioles win World Series

1987: Traded to Toronto

1989: Blue Jays win AL East

1991: Signs with Orioles as a Free Agent

1992: Retires

1995 and 1998: Orioles Pitching Coach

1996-97, 1999-2002, 2010: Oriole Broadcaster

He has also served as Oriole General Manager and Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations.

Died: August 24, 2011

Accomplishments
1983 World Champion

1979 Cy Young Award Winner

1979 TSN Pitcher of the Year

1978 All Star

167-143 record

3.90 Career ERA

101 complete games

19 shutouts

Double digit wins: 8x

15 or more wins: 5x

Led league in wins: 1979 (23)

Led league in Game Starts: 1978 (40)

Led league in shutouts: 1979 (5)

200 or more innings: 7x

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Sci-Fi History: The War of the Worlds (1898)

By 2011, we are used to movies and literature pitting mankind against evil aliens. In 1898, the concept was in its infancy. H.G. Wells split The War of the Worlds into two parts. Part One chronicles the alien invasion and the narrator’s attempt to find his wife and flee. Part Two delves into the world under Martian domination. In the end, the military cannot withstand the invaders. However, a naturally occurring pathogen destroys the aliens. Despite their technological advantage, they had no immunity to terrestrial diseases.

One interesting aspect of the novel is the concept of total war. The aliens attack without regard for life. Additionally, they assault with advanced weaponry resulting in maximum casualties and destruction. Wells wrote the novel over a decade before World War I’s killing fields and 40 years before World War II. Some of the other themes in the book include natural selection, evolution, colonialism, imperialism, and Social Darwinism.

The book has spawned many adaptations. In 1938, Orson Welles radio broadcast on Halloween created a mini panic. In 1953, Hollywood released the definitive movie version, which led to a TV sequel in 1988. In 2005, Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise united to film a remake more on par with the book than the 1953 version. There have also been comic books, cartoons, musicals, an audio adaptation featuring Star Trek cast members, and a 2001 version starring Superman.

Monday, August 22, 2011

Top 10 Relief Pitchers of All Time

#1 is Mariano. #1 old school is Rollie Fingers.

The complete 10:

Dennis Eckersley

Rollie Fingers

Goose Gossage

Bruce Sutter

Mariano Rivera

Trevor Hoffman

Hoyt Wilhelm

Tug McGraw

Lee Smith

Billy Wagner

Friday, August 19, 2011

Top 200 Albums: Pearl Jam

Ten: Pearl Jam (1991)
Ten helped changed the culture and music industry. Unlike most of the industry, which concentrated on party rock, Pearl Jam dealt with depression, suicide, homelessness, and other issues. The band drew from classic rock and punk to create one of the seminal albums of the 1990s.

Key Tracks:
Even Flow
Alive
Jeremy
Black
Once

Vs.: Pearl Jam (1993)
After experiencing amazing commercial success with Ten, Pearl Jam decided to tone it down for the next album. Although Vs. appeared to be similar to Ten in sound, it was rawer and the band refused to film videos to promote the album or its singles. Despite this, the album went platinum seven times over and spawned several hits.

Key Tracks:
Go
Animal
Daughter
Dissident
Rearviewmirror
Elderly Woman Behind a Counter in a Small Town


Vitalogy: Pearl Jam (1994)
Once again, Pearl Jam changed up with their third album. Vitalogy was extremely diverse and included hard rock, ballads, and even some experimental tracks. The eclectic nature of the album made it more of a punk album for lack of proper qualification. If the album has a theme, it is the loss of privacy and the pressures of superstardom.

Key Tracks:
Not For You
Tremor Christ
Nothingman
Corduroy
Better Man

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Top 10 Movies of the 1960s

Here's my top 10 list...for the 1960s.

2001: A Space Odyssey

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Bonnie and Clyde

Dr. No

The Manchurian Candidate

In the Heat of the Night

Dr. Strangelove

Planet of the Apes

Monday, August 15, 2011

Top 10 Hawaii Five-O Episodes

The original Hawaii Five-O ran for 12 seasons from 1968-1980. The show covered the adventures of a fictional state police force in Hawaii and starred Jack Lord. In addition to the storylines, the show is notable for its inclusion of native Hawaiian and Asian actors. Hawaii Five-O became part of the culture with its catch phrase “Book ‘em Danno” and the term “Five-O” became street slang for the police. Here are my top 10 episodes in the show’s history in chronological order.


Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember (1969): An Indonesian exchange student is murdered on a college campus. The case looks open and shut when the student’s boyfriend is arrested since the evidence points only to him. In the end, McGarrett tracks down the real killer, a mentally handicapped man.

Forty Feet High and it Kills (1969): Wo Fat makes his first appearance since the pilot movie. He kidnaps a prominent scientist that desperately needs insulin. In the end, this proves Wo Fat’s Achilles heal in the episode. McGarrett confronts his arch nemesis with the classic line, "Someone handed you the wrong fortune cookie." Of course, Wo Fat escapes as he manages to do all the way until the show’s series finale.

Just Lucky, I Guess (1969): A married, middle aged hardware salesman attends a convention in Hawaii and decides to hire a hooker. He witnesses her murder by mobster Charley Bombay, but is reticent to testify. At the end, Bombay belittles the salesman in McGarrett’s office leading him to change his mind and agree to testify.

Cry, Lie (1970): Chin is accused of taking bribes and is forced to take a leave of absence. The show lets the audience see Chin’s private life, which includes 8 children and a passion for Tuesday night fights. In the end, McGarrett and the team save Chin as they uncover underworld attempts to discredit Five-O.

The Ransom (1970): A boy is kidnapped for a $250,000 ransom. Kono is captured by the kidnappers and helps the boy to escape and go for help. The criminals beat and torture Kono and then attempt to ransom him. McGarrett tracks down the kidnappers to a peer and rescues Kono.

Over Fifty, Steal! (1970): This is a brilliant episode. Lewis Avery Filer is an insurance investigator and master of disguise with a flair for the dramatic and a sense of humor. He confounds Five-0 with a series of capers in which he leaves clues literally under McGarrett’s nose. In the end, a frustrated Five-O catch a break with a rental car and capture Filer.

To Kill or Be Killed (1971): Five-O investigates the murder of a Vietnam veteran. His hippy anti-war brother is the main suspect and Danno goes undercover into a commune to try and track him down. In the meantime, McGarrett has to overcome military stonewalling by the boys’ father, a general. A tape is uncovered which determined the death a suicide and not a murder. The hero participated in a massacre in Vietnam and could not live with himself. The general, who lost one son to suicide, then disinherits the other because he refuses to serve.

“V” For Vashon (1972): The “Vashon Trilogy” is an all-time television classic. The son of a gangster decides to carry out petty crimes and dies in a shoot-out with McGarrett. His father retaliates by placing a contract out on McGarrett’s life. This leads to the elder Vashon’s downfall. He is sent to prison leading the family patriarch to seek revenge. The eldest Vashon commits suicide when McGarrett escapes his trap. In three episodes, McGarrett manages to eliminate an entire crime family.

One Big Happy Family (1973): This episode is out of the Twilight Zone. A white trash family, led by Slim Pickens, travels to Hawaii and pulls off a number of petty robberies and murders. The killings make little sense to Five-O since the murderers made off with so little cash. However, it made perfect sense to the family since it was their way of making a living. They would find a job, kill their boss, and take whatever they could. In the end, McGarrett tracks the family down and it turns out they are serial killers responsible for a number of murders across the country. When McGarrett confronts the band in his office, the mother proclaims, "They wasn't kin ... they was all strangers ... it don't count with strangers.... It ain't stealing when they was dead first." Therefore, to avoid the sin of stealing, they murder their victims and it is not murder to kill someone that is not “kin.”

I’ll Kill ‘Em Again (1974): A bookstore clerk named Eddie duplicates murder cases solved by Five-O in an effort to stump McGarrett. Eddie is determined to be a “winner” and defeat his perceived arch nemesis. McGarrett realizes that the killer is copying crimes he read about in an expose on Five-O and discovers his next target. He stops Eddie before he can kill again. Eddie, frustrated and livid at being caught, jumps out a window and commits suicide to beat McGarrett.

Nine Dragons (1976): Wo Fat reappears in the ninth season premier. By this point, the Chinese super agent is out of favor in Peking and is trying to steal deadly toxins from a college lab. Naturally, the leftist college Dean opposes McGarrett’s security precautions and allows Wo Fat to steal the toxins. Later on, McGarrett is captured by Wo Fat and is tortured into confessing to launching an attack using the nerve gas. However, Wo Fat is denied and McGarrett once again saves the day. 

Friday, August 12, 2011

Top 200 Albums of All Time: Oasis

What’s the Story (Morning Glory): Oasis (1995)
Only Queen’s Greatest Hits and Sgt. Peppers have sold more copies in the U.K. than What’s the Story (Morning Glory). It has sold 14 million copies worldwide and brought comparisons to the Beatles from none other than Paul McCartney and George Harrison. Worldwide, it sold 14 million copies. Perhaps more amazing, the Gallagher brothers never seemed to get along with one another. Liam and Noel Gallagher engaged in one of music’s greatest feuds.

Key Tracks: Wonderwall
Don’t Look Back in Anger
Champagne Supernova

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Top 10 Left Fielders of All Time

Ted Williams is #1 by the proverbial country mile...and the rest....in no particular order.

Ted Williams

Barry Bonds*

Al Simmons

Carl Yastrzemski

Rickey Henderson

Joe Jackson

Manny Ramirez*

Ralph Kiner

Willie Stargell

Stan Musial

Friday, August 5, 2011

History Shorts: The Battle of Actium (31 B.C.)

After defeating Caesar’s assassins, Octavian and Mark Antony went to war for control of the Roman Republic. The final battle between the two occurred on the Ionian Sea near the city of Actium. Marcus Agrippa led Octavian’s navy against Antony and Cleopatra’s fleet. Agrippa secured a dramatic victory when Cleopatra fled the scene followed by Antony in close pursuit. The pair committed suicide rather than be captured by Octavian. Antony and Cleopatra’s death signaled the end of the civil war and over a century of strife within the Roman Republic. Octavian transformed the republic into an empire by allowing democratic institutions to die. No one seemed to care since he brought stability and peace. For his efforts, the people proclaimed him “Augustus.”

The Battle of Actium from Cleopatra:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55QGKfHOJW4

Antony’s death:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH3fQEwedU8

Cleopatra’s death (from another Cleopatra film):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqGmWjowqEs

Octavian’s Triumph (from HBO’s Rome):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duCYRgqxJvk

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Sci-Fi History: Dracula (1897)

Bram Stoker did not invent the vampire. The creature has existed in myth for several thousands of years. Stoker did popularize the vampire and has influenced its mythology ever since. All vampires today derive from Dracula either as a counter to the Stoker story or as a continuation. In addition to the vampire myth, Stoker’s work examined several Victorian themes including folklore, the role of women, sexuality, colonialism, and immigration.

What makes Dracula so appealing is Stoker’s historical research. He based his fictional character on a real person. Stoker read Romanian history and discovered “Dracula”, which means “Son of the Dragon.” Dracula was Vlad the Impaler, whose bloody reign may have involved drinking the blood of his victims, whom he impaled on stakes. Stoker directly references Vlad within the pages of Dracula.

Dracula has appeared in a number of movies and books. Stoker wrote the first adaptation for the stage. The most popular film versions include Nosferatu (1922), Dracula (1931), The Horror of Dracula (1958), and Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992). There are many other adaptations and sequels. He has even appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In fact, there are over 200 films featuring Dracula as a major character. Additionally, his influence is in any movie, TV show, play, or book featuring vampires.

Nosferatu (1922):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=patgT_qG65U

Dracula (1931):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVPxAgy7lBA

The Horror of Dracula (1958):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gBRe2XMljg

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j6b4Cd3OZo

 

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Quotes of the Month: July 2011

Quote of the Month:

“Daniel Craig’s my Wookie bitch now!”

-Harrison Ford to Chewbacca

Dumb Quote of the Month:

“FDR comes in, he tries all these things with the New Deal; but FDR, contrary to myth, was pretty fiscally conservative.”

-Barack Obama

Best on-air exchange:


“Do you have a degree in economics?”

-Contessa Brewer to Congressman Mo Brooks

“Yes mam, I do. Highest honors.”

-Mo Brooks to Contessa Brewer

Best Slam:

"So was Nicole Brown when your dad got OJ off.”

@HaHaWhitePPL (on Twitter responding to Kim Kardashian’s tweet “Casey Anthony not guilty! I’m Speechless.”)
 

And the rest…
“No Balls. No Justice.”

- A sign protesting the Anthony verdict

"Well, I'll be back in about 16 years."

-Al Michaels

"Money is cool and all but I'm only 23, I have a lot of time to make that."

-Christian Lopez after catching Derek Jeter’s 3000th hit

"As far as I'm concerned, Betty Ford saved my life."

-Stevie Nicks

“It’s hard to know whether these pundits understand how stupid and childish their rants are, or whether they’re so blinded by their ideology they don’t understand it’s not really appropriate to refer to people with whom you disagree on taxes as Wahhabis, suicide bombers and members of a death cult.”

-Peter Wehner on partisans comparing Republicans to terrorists

“We don’t pay him to run. We pay him to trot.”

-Jim Leyland on Miguel Cabrera

“Stats are for losers and rings are for champions.”

-Darren McCarty

“This would be easier if I could do this on my own.”

-Barack Obama wishing he were dictator?

“This is the kind of crack political thinking that turned Sharron Angle and Christine O'Donnell into GOP Senate nominees. The reality is that the debt limit will be raised one way or another, and the only issue now is with how much fiscal reform and what political fallout.”

-John McCain

“National League pitchers are stupid.”

-Mitch Williams on why they pitch to Ryan Howard

Monday, August 1, 2011

Grover Cleveland Alexander: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1938

Grover Cleveland Alexander

Born: February 26, 1887

1907: Signs first pro contract

1910: Sold to Phillies

Debut: April 15, 1911 (Phillies)

1911: Led league in wins (28), shutouts (7), complete games (31), and innings (367) as a rookie

1915: Won Triple Crown (31 wins, 241 strikeouts, 1.22 ERA)

1915: Phillies won the pennant; Alexander wins a game in the WS. Phillies would not win another postseason game until 1977. Philadelphia lost the World Series to Boston.

1916: Won Triple Crown (33 wins, 167 strikeouts, 1.55 ERA)

1917: Sold to Cubs after season

1918: Drafted and shipped to France for World War I

1918: Cubs win Pennant; Lose World Series to Boston

1920: Won Triple Crown (27 wins, 173 strikeouts, 1.91 ERA)

1926: Sold to Cardinals mid-season

1926: Cards win Pennant

1926 World Series: Won Complete Game victories in Game 2 and 6

1926: World Series Game 7- Came out of the bullpen with bases loaded and 2 outs to face Tony Lazzeri. Cards led 3-2. Alexander struckout Lazzeri ending the threat. He finished the game and did not allow a run. It was one of the World Series’ great moments.

1928: Cards win the Pennant; swept by Yankees in World Series

1930: Returned to Phillies, but excessive drinking led to an end of his big league career

Final Game: May 28, 1930

1931-1938: Pitched for the House of David

1938: Elected to Hall of Fame (3rd Ballot)

1950: Attended World Series between Yankees and Phillies

Died: November 4, 1950

1952: Ronald Reagan starred as Alexander in The Winning Team


Accomplishments:
1926 World Champion

Triple Crown: 1915, 1916, 1920

373 wins (3rd All Time)

.642 career winning %

2.56 ERA

1.121 WHIP

90 Shutouts (2nd All Time)

Won 20+ games: 9 times

Won 30+ games: three times

Led the NL in wins: 6x

Win % Leader: 1915 (.756)

ERA Leader: 4x

Games Start Leader: 3x

Complete Game leader: 6x

437 Complete Games

Shutout Leader: 7x

IP leader: 7x

300+ Innings: 9x

5190 Innings Pitched

Strikeout leader: 6x

200+ strikeouts: 4x

2198 Career Strikeouts

Postseason Record: 3-2, 3.56 ERA