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re: Paul Skenes
Posted on 5/17/24 at 2:58 pm to BottomlandBrew
Posted on 5/17/24 at 2:58 pm to BottomlandBrew
sucks he won't be able to finish this masterpiece
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Posted on 5/17/24 at 3:04 pm to nicholastiger
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sucks he won't be able to finish this masterpiece
It really does. I get it from the organizational standpoint but it does suck, we probably never will see another Kerry Wood 20 k game again. Skenes is in the ballpark of the stuff that Wood had that day, which is arguably the greatest game ever pitched.
Posted on 5/17/24 at 3:06 pm to Corinthians420
11th K on pitch 100 at 100mph. 
Posted on 5/17/24 at 3:07 pm to slackster
Insane how good he is and only 21 yrs old.
Posted on 5/17/24 at 3:07 pm to REB BEER
quote:look I like skenes but let be honest here for a sec. Pitchers that throw hard in today's day and age dont really have long careers and usually get their second tommy john surgery by their 5 year.
Hard to say. Nolan Ryan lasted a long time.
Strausberg was supposed the be a phenom as well and crapped out after 12 years. Strider had tommy John in 19 and and a recent elbow surgery. And the best pitcher in baseball (degrom) cant stay healthy.
The days of guys that throw 100 mph+ fastballs and end up having Nolan Ryan type career are gone. For that matter, probably wont see anymore 300 game winners for a while
Skenes will probably be done in like 6-9 years with right around 90 career wins.
Posted on 5/17/24 at 3:07 pm to nicholastiger
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sucks he won't be able to finish this masterpiece
i'd say he finished strong. you arent gonna throw a guy back out there for 3 more innings at 100 pitches.
Posted on 5/17/24 at 3:15 pm to DJ3K
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crapped out after 12 years
Is it really scrapping out after 12 years?
Posted on 5/17/24 at 3:16 pm to Indiangensing
Absolutely incredible arm for sure.
Posted on 5/17/24 at 3:16 pm to DJ3K
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look I like skenes but let be honest here for a sec. Pitchers that throw hard in today's day and age dont really have long careers and usually get their second tommy john surgery by their 5 year.
Difference w Skenes is he didn’t start pitching until his junior year of high school, and didn’t pitch much. His senior year was cancelled due to COVID. He was a relief pitcher his freshman year of college and his first season throwing a lot of innings was last year. He doesn’t have near the wear on his arm your typical pitcher of this generation has
This post was edited on 5/17/24 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 5/17/24 at 3:17 pm to DJ3K
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probably wont see anymore 300 game winners for a while
Unless they plan on shortening games to six innings, you’ll never see another 300 game winner
Posted on 5/17/24 at 3:20 pm to Tigers0891
quote:Clayton Kershaw has a chance if he avoids injuries.
Unless they plan on shortening games to six innings, you’ll never see another 300 game winner
Posted on 5/17/24 at 3:54 pm to Marciano1
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Clayton Kershaw has a chance if he avoids injuries.
Kershaw is 35. He needs 90 more wins to get to 300. He hasn’t won more than 13 games since 2017. He’ll likely retire long before he threatens 300 wins. Even averaging 15 wins a season he’d need to do that until he’s 41 to get 90 more wins
And he’s not healthy this year. He hasn’t pitched yet due to shoulder surgery
This post was edited on 5/17/24 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 5/17/24 at 4:34 pm to LSURoss
quote:he is not HoF material. So yeah, crapped out
Is it really scrapping out after 12 years
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:39 pm to DJ3K
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Strausberg was supposed the be a phenom as well and crapped out after 12 years
Hopefully he pitches more than 12 years but Sandy Koufax pitched 12 years and is still considered one of the best ever.
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