FYI, this weekend MLB Network will air a block of All-Time Games highlighting high-strikeout games and featuring one that we have not aired before: Ramon Martinez’s 18-strikeout performance for the Dodgers vs. the Braves in 1990, airing at 3:30PM ET on Saturday, November 14.
Other games included in the block of All-Time Games this weekend are Ron Guidry’s 18 strikeouts for the Yankees against the California Angels in 1978; Roger Clemens’ 20 strikeouts for the Red Sox against the Mariners in 1986; David Cone’s 19-strikeout game for the Mets vs. the Phillies in 1991; Ben Sheets’ 18 strikeouts for the Brewers vs. the Braves in 2004; and Randy Johnson’s 20 strikeouts for the Diamondbacks against the Reds in 1997.
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i cant wait to see CK clayton kershaws
20 strike out game…
and his no hitter…
i know he will one day have a no hitter but i really cant wait to watch it..
by matthewmafa on Nov 12, 2009 6:36 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Looking forward to the Ramon game
I don’t remember watching it at the time.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN199006040.shtml
With 2 outs in the 8th, Ramon had given up just 2 hits and 0 walks, and already had his 18th strikeout! The next batters due were:
8) Gregg Olson C
9) Tommy Gregg PH
1) Oddibe McDowell CF
2) Jeff Treadway 2B
He didn’t get another strikeout, and allowed another hit and a walk, but Ramon was ohhhh so close to the record.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 12, 2009 6:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I was just about to link that!
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by David Young on Nov 12, 2009 6:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
20 strikeout games
through 7.2 innings:
Clemens 1996 – 19!!
Clemens 1986 – 18
Wood – 17
Unit – 17 (game went extras, but he had 20 K in 9 IP)
by Eric Stephen on Nov 12, 2009 6:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Your earlier comment about Gregg Zaun has given you superfluous G on the brain. The extra-G Olson was the pitcher, not the catcher. The only other double-G first name Gregg in the majors was Jefferies.
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by David Young on Nov 12, 2009 7:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Gregg Jeffries was a can’t miss who missed. I still remember the talk of him swinging a bat under water to improve his bat speed.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 12, 2009 7:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorta missed
Couldn’t live up to the hype or stick at 2B, where his bat would have played. A few good seasons with the bat though.
The can’t miss I remember most is SI cover boy Clint Hurdle: “This Year’s Phenom”.
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by David Young on Nov 12, 2009 7:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
18 K games that have recorded pitch counts
Name Date Ks Pitches
Randy Johnson 1992-09-27 18 160
Roger Clemens 1996-09-18 20 151
Randy Johnson 1997-08-08 19 148
Sandy Koufax 1959-08-31 18 147
Sandy Koufax 1962-04-24 18 143
Randy Johnson 1997-06-24 19 142
David Cone 1991-10-06 19 141
Roger Clemens 1998-08-25 18 130
Ramon Martinez 1990-06-04 18 127
Randy Johnson 2001-05-08 20 124
Kerry Wood 1998-05-06 20 122
Ben Sheets 2004-05-16 18 116
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by David Young on Nov 12, 2009 7:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
116??
damn!
Leave Chad Billingsley alone!!!
by shaqfor3 on Nov 12, 2009 7:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
u mean
160?!?!?
wow 160 pitches is a lot
by matthewmafa on Nov 12, 2009 8:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My favorite Ramon game was a 2 hitter against the D-backs 11 years ago in Phoenix. He gave up a hit to the first batter, then retired the next 24 batters in a row before giving up a HR to start the 9th. I was there, w/my soon-to-be 5 year old son. Awesome game.
by KellyStephen on Nov 13, 2009 8:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Offseason project
Do a post about favorite Dodger road games attended.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 13, 2009 8:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My Tampa game won’t make the list
by KellyStephen on Nov 13, 2009 9:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dodger starting lineup for that game - SPOILER ALERT
J Gonzalez CF
M Sharperson 3B
K Daniels LF
H Brooks RF
M Hatcher 1B
M Scioscia C
J Samuel 2B
A Griffin SS
R Martinez P
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by David Young on Nov 12, 2009 7:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Ouch
Oddibe and Jose Gonzalez starting in CF and leading off!
by Eric Stephen on Nov 12, 2009 7:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
For awhile I had blotted out all memories of Juan Samuel, Dodger.
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by David Young on Nov 12, 2009 7:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I remember being fascinated by his “accomplishment” as a rookie to get 701 AB; that always stuck with me for some reason.
Also, I remember really liking him and thinking he was great because of his four straight double digit 2B/3B/HR seasons.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 12, 2009 7:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately, the Dodgers signed him two years after that for 2/$2.925M for the 1990 season per B-R. Then they re-signed him for one more year at $2.325 only to release him at the end of July. Ouch. (Comparison: Strawberry got about 5/20 in 1991.)
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by David Young on Nov 12, 2009 7:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Juan Samuel was the first baseball player I didn't like
mostly because my grandmother taught me that he was a “bum”
by Michael White on Nov 12, 2009 8:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Your grandmother was wise. :)
I rather enjoyed watching the 1988 Dodgers with my grandma, who liked to keep score of games (sort of) on a steno notepad. I don’t specifically remember her favorites or least favorites from that era though.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 13, 2009 9:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Her favorite was me. Her least favorite was your other brother.
by KellyStephen on Nov 13, 2009 9:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How skinny will 22-year old Ramon look on that broadcast?
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by David Young on Nov 12, 2009 7:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
The summer after seventh grade (I think)
my family took a trip up to Seattle. we went to a Mariners/Chi Sox game and I got to watch Johnson throw 19 K’s. it was pretty amazing.
by bearface on Nov 12, 2009 9:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Summer after 8th grade, I guess
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA199708080.shtml
crazy the power in that game – Griffey, A-Rod, Egdar Martinez, Belle, Thomas…
by bearface on Nov 12, 2009 10:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I saw Indians @ RedSox, Clemens vs. Swindell in April 1991. Both were in their prime.
Clemens threw a 3-hitter (I remembered it as a 2-hitter) and the Sox won 4 zip. First time at Fenway. Great red-hots, they carded me buying a beer, and i had to step over a passed out fan (and his vomit) getting to the aisle to exit after the game. Great fans, those Sox dudes!
by KellyStephen on Nov 13, 2009 9:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This is going to be exciting tomorrow
I have never seen that game. I hope Vin is on the feed. Ramon was my favorite player at that time. I had a Nike “Hot Sauce” poster up in my room.
by delias man on Nov 13, 2009 8:03 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Any mention of Ramon Martinez
requires the reading of this excellent piece by Eric Enders, who wrote about his favorite player back in 2001.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 13, 2009 8:07 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
MLBTR says Giants looking at Uggla and having him play third.
Panda would now be playing first?
by delias man on Nov 13, 2009 8:17 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Here is the complete list of arbitration eligible players, in case anyone wants to peek at some non-tender candidates.
There are 210 players in all who are eligible for arbitration.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 13, 2009 8:38 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Is Jayson Werth on the list?
If so, we should sign him.
by Cool Dudes on Nov 13, 2009 9:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
These are not free agents; these are pre-free agency players who are eligible for arbitration.
Werth is signed through 2010
by Eric Stephen on Nov 13, 2009 9:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Just wondering if there will be any diamond in the rough non-tenders, like in 2006, where one came back after we let him go and bit us on the ass.
by Cool Dudes on Nov 13, 2009 12:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What is the modern record for Ks in 5 IP? The most I ever got in video games was 12. :)
by silverwidow on Nov 13, 2009 9:42 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
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