Ichiro, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner make the HOF

I did not but Sabathia went 11-2 in 17 starts with a 1.63 ERA, 7 complete games, 3 shutouts with the last 2 games on 3 days rest with the final game propelling the team to the first post season appearance sonve 1982.
He allowed NO HITS in his entire stint with us. Hard to top that.

I mean, not just anyone can go out and pitch one inning and call it done for the season. Takes a special talent.
 
He allowed NO HITS in his entire stint with us. Hard to top that.

I mean, not just anyone can go out and pitch one inning and call it done for the season. Takes a special talent.
How many games/innings did he pitch?
 
I did not but Sabathia went 11-2 in 17 starts with a 1.63 ERA, 7 complete games, 3 shutouts with the last 2 games on 3 days rest with the final game propelling the team to the first post season appearance sonve 1982.
He was going on 3 days rest routinely in a contract year. Will always respect him for pouring everything he had into his rental season with the Brewers.

His stint with the Brewers and Randy Johnson with the Astros are the two most dominant rental performances for a rental pitcher that I’ve seen
 
He was going on 3 days rest routinely in a contract year. Will always respect him for pouring everything he had into his rental season with the Brewers.

His stint with the Brewers and Randy Johnson with the Astros are the two most dominant rental performances for a rental pitcher that I’ve seen

His last three starts of the season were actually the only ones that he threw on 3 days rest. It was still a fantastic run.

 
He was going on 3 days rest routinely in a contract year. Will always respect him for pouring everything he had into his rental season with the Brewers.

His stint with the Brewers and Randy Johnson with the Astros are the two most dominant rental performances for a rental pitcher that I’ve seen
Definitely a "recency bias" issue coupled with some homerism, but Jordan Montgomery in 2023 is in that mix for me.
 
His last three starts of the season were actually the only ones that he threw on 3 days rest. It was still a fantastic run.


I should add that it's not like anyone else was throwing on three days rest regularly either. I certainly ain't ragging on the man :wink:
 
His last three starts of the season were actually the only ones that he threw on 3 days rest. It was still a fantastic run.

Three in a row on three days rest in the regular season is still impressive

Nowadays, I’d expect a contract year rental to sit out the playoffs before they’d go on three days rest once
 
No issues with any of these
 
For a mid-season trade, I would put up Rick Sutcliffe, 1984 Cubs. Went 16-1 and won the Cy Young with a partial season.
 
For a mid-season trade, I would put up Rick Sutcliffe, 1984 Cubs. Went 16-1 and won the Cy Young with a partial season.
He spent like 5 more years with the Cubs. Not a rental like Sabathia and Johnson
 
Sabathia's short stint with the Brewers is the most dominant stretch of starting pitching I have witnessed in my lifetime.
I was going to comment on that too. I knew he was good, but his time with the Brewers, though brief, really highlighted how good he was. He pretty much carried them on his back.
 
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