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beachbum bob

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5. He had an incredible knuckleball and was for being hit by a linedrive,

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 03:07 PM

Jan 2019

He would have pitched to age 45 easily. I was lucky to see him play fit the Sox. In one season he won 24 games and lost 20, the white Sox had little run scoring punch, who knows how Wood would have performed elsewhere. Easily a 30 win in season type of pitcher.

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Last Pitcher to start both games of a double header [View all] kairos12 Jan 2019 OP

With initials like WW True Dough Jan 2019 #1

Very good! kairos12 Jan 2019 #2

He did that once as well, earlier the same season... regnaD kciN Jan 2019 #7

Cool! True Dough Jan 2019 #8

I wonder why Ohiogal Jan 2019 #3

Maybe because he was a knuckleballer and could give the rest of the staff a break. kairos12 Jan 2019 #4

He had an incredible knuckleball and was for being hit by a linedrive, beachbum bob Jan 2019 #5

Wood was a knuckleballer, which creates far less arm stress... regnaD kciN Jan 2019 #6

When Wood Had His Release Dead On... ProfessorGAC Jan 2019 #9