The league better be very afraid...

[rileymartin]

Strider adding a curveball to his arsenal...

25 years old, and about to take over the world...

[thedangerouskitchen]

20 Wins with an ERA of almost 4... Nolan Ryan would have had 400+ wins with that kind of Offensive support from his teams.

Sorry dementia, no one is impressed.

[rileymartin]

20 Wins with an ERA of almost 4... Nolan Ryan would have had 400+ wins with that kind of Offensive support from his teams.

Sorry dementia, no one is impressed.

When Nolan Ryan was 24, his ERA was 3,97, he only won 10 games, and he only had 137 strike outs...

Not impressed...Strider is already miles ahead of him you boomer...

[Alex_Murphy]

Not impressed

[thedangerouskitchen]

20 Wins with an ERA of almost 4... Nolan Ryan would have had 400+ wins with that kind of Offensive support from his teams.

Sorry dementia, no one is impressed.

When Nolan Ryan was 24, his ERA was 3,97, he only won 10 games, and he only had 137 strike outs...

Not impressed...Strider is already miles ahead of him you boomer...

That's my point, fool... Ryan would have won 400+ games if he had the run support Strider had last year. Ryan led the freakin' NL in ERA and ERA+ in 1987 (with 270 SO's in 211 IP) and he won only 8 games.

Strider is an over-rated bum until further notice.

[rileymartin]

20 Wins with an ERA of almost 4... Nolan Ryan would have had 400+ wins with that kind of Offensive support from his teams.

Sorry dementia, no one is impressed.

When Nolan Ryan was 24, his ERA was 3,97, he only won 10 games, and he only had 137 strike outs...

Not impressed...Strider is already miles ahead of him you boomer...

That's my point, fool... Ryan would have won 400+ games if he had the run support Strider had last year. Ryan led the freakin' NL in ERA and ERA+ in 1987 (with 270 SO's in 211 IP) and he won only 8 games.

Strider is an over-rated bum until further notice.

Literally every statistic leans in favor of Strider at the same point in their respective years gramps...He is simply better than Nolan Ryan was at this same age boomer...

[thedangerouskitchen]

When Nolan Ryan was 24, his ERA was 3,97, he only won 10 games, and he only had 137 strike outs...

Not impressed...Strider is already miles ahead of him you boomer...

That's my point, fool... Ryan would have won 400+ games if he had the run support Strider had last year. Ryan led the freakin' NL in ERA and ERA+ in 1987 (with 270 SO's in 211 IP) and he won only 8 games.

Strider is an over-rated bum until further notice.

Literally every statistic leans in favor of Strider at the same point in their respective years gramps...He is simply better than Nolan Ryan was at this same age boomer...

You must have forgotten to take your meds today because I'm not claiming Ryan is/is not better... I'm saying (for the 3rd time now, so read it s-l-o-w-l-y): If Nolan Ryan had the Run Support that Strider had last year he (Ryan) would have won 400+ games in his career.

[Da Stars.]

That's my point, fool... Ryan would have won 400+ games if he had the run support Strider had last year. Ryan led the freakin' NL in ERA and ERA+ in 1987 (with 270 SO's in 211 IP) and he won only 8 games.

Strider is an over-rated bum until further notice.

Literally every statistic leans in favor of Strider at the same point in their respective years gramps...He is simply better than Nolan Ryan was at this same age boomer...

You must have forgotten to take your meds today because I'm not claiming Ryan is/is not better... I'm saying (for the 3rd time now, so read it s-l-o-w-l-y): If Nolan Ryan had the Run Support that Strider had last year he (Ryan) would have won 400+ games in his career.

I would love to know what kind of records Ryan and Blyleven might have had with the same run support.

[Havlicekstealsit]

Mets to 24y/o Ryan: nah we good fam we like Jim Fregosi better.

[rileymartin]

That's my point, fool... Ryan would have won 400+ games if he had the run support Strider had last year. Ryan led the freakin' NL in ERA and ERA+ in 1987 (with 270 SO's in 211 IP) and he won only 8 games.

Strider is an over-rated bum until further notice.

Literally every statistic leans in favor of Strider at the same point in their respective years gramps...He is simply better than Nolan Ryan was at this same age boomer...

You must have forgotten to take your meds today because I'm not claiming Ryan is/is not better... I'm saying (for the 3rd time now, so read it s-l-o-w-l-y): If Nolan Ryan had the Run Support that Strider had last year he (Ryan) would have won 400+ games in his career.

I accept your surrender gramps...

[thedangerouskitchen]

Literally every statistic leans in favor of Strider at the same point in their respective years gramps...He is simply better than Nolan Ryan was at this same age boomer...

You must have forgotten to take your meds today because I'm not claiming Ryan is/is not better... I'm saying (for the 3rd time now, so read it s-l-o-w-l-y): If Nolan Ryan had the Run Support that Strider had last year he (Ryan) would have won 400+ games in his career.

I would love to know what kind of records Ryan and Blyleven might have had with the same run support.

Yup... I forgot about Blyleven, and hell, we could also include Carlton, Sutton, and Phil Niekro as well. They all had a so-so (career) Winning %, yet they all have a career ERA+ that is right on-par with what Strider had last year (115) when he finished with a stellar 20-5 record.

Suffice to say A) all five of those legends would have won 400+ games if they got the run support Strider got last season, and B) no one should be "very afraid" of Strider until he proves he's not a fluke.

[rileymartin]

"...Hey guys, Nolan Ryan reminds me of my glory days back in the 60's when I was young, so he is better than Strider..."

-Drunko

"...Fine, but at this point in their career, Strider is way ahead of him..."

-Voice of Reason

"...I didnt say Ryan was better, just that Bert Blyleven and Phil Neikro didnt get much run support!!!..."

-Drunko



Sober up Gramps, and stay on topic...

[thedangerouskitchen]

Riley has definitely run out of his medication... poor old fella.



PS: Get back to us "when" Strider proves he's not a fluke. Until then he's nothing but a dime-a-dozen pitcher whose 20 wins last year was based on luck.

[rileymartin]

Riley has definitely run out of his medication... poor old fella.



PS: Get back to us "when" Strider proves he's not a fluke. Until then he's nothing but a dime-a-dozen pitcher whose 20 wins last year was based on luck.

Your surrender is accepted gramps...

[Da Stars.]

20 Wins with an ERA of almost 4... Nolan Ryan would have had 400+ wins with that kind of Offensive support from his teams.

Sorry dementia, no one is impressed.

When Nolan Ryan was 24, his ERA was 3,97, he only won 10 games, and he only had 137 strike outs...

Not impressed...Strider is already miles ahead of him you boomer...

At age 24 Ryans teams gave him a little over 3 runs for run support. Your boy Strider last year got 6 runs.

[rileymartin]

20 Wins with an ERA of almost 4... Nolan Ryan would have had 400+ wins with that kind of Offensive support from his teams.

Sorry dementia, no one is impressed.

When Nolan Ryan was 24, his ERA was 3,97, he only won 10 games, and he only had 137 strike outs...

Not impressed...Strider is already miles ahead of him you boomer...

At age 24 Ryans teams gave him a little over 3 runs for run support. Your boy Strider last year got 6 runs.

Awesome...But. also at the age of 24, Ryan had 137 strikeouts, Strider had 281...Ryan gave up 116 walks, Strider only 58...Ryan had an ERA of 3.97, Strider 3.86...

I could go on, but you get the point...

[lettherebehouse]

Literally every statistic leans in favor of Strider at the same point in their respective years gramps...He is simply better than Nolan Ryan was at this same age boomer...

You must have forgotten to take your meds today because I'm not claiming Ryan is/is not better... I'm saying (for the 3rd time now, so read it s-l-o-w-l-y): If Nolan Ryan had the Run Support that Strider had last year he (Ryan) would have won 400+ games in his career.

I would love to know what kind of records Ryan and Blyleven might have had with the same run support.

Bert “be home” Blylevin is one Chris Berman’s best nicknames.

[elmouse03]

Mets to 24y/o Ryan: nah we good fam we like Jim Fregosi better.

Cardinals and Mets should have just done a Nolan Ryan for Steve Carlton trade and everyone would have been fine.

[AlaskaHawks]

Spring training pitch implementation always equals regular season success. The future is bright in the murder capital of GA.

[rileymartin]

5 more innings today...2 hits, no runs, and 9 K's

Be very afraid...