We remember Roger Craig. He was born on this day in 1930 and died June 2023.
We remember him as a young pitcher with the Brooklyn Dodgers, a starter with the awful 1962-63 New York Mets and then the manager who led the San Francisco Giants to the NL West title 1987 and the NL pennant in 1989.
As a pitcher, he was 74-98 with a 3.83 ERA. Again, those 98 losses must be put into context: he was 15-46 with the last place Mets, arguably the worst expansion team in MLB history. His 49-38 record with the Dodgers is probably a better measurement of his talent as a pitcher.
As a manager, he was 738-737 with 2 pennants. He was also the pitching coach for the 1984 Detroit Tigers who won the World Series.
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Who remembers Jim Brown carrying the ball many years ago? I do and it's a shame that it ended so quickly, as Tim Layden wrote:
To his football heirs—from Barry Sanders to Adrian Peterson—he’s the one player by which their own greatness is measured. To those who played with and against the Cleveland Browns legend, his prowess, intensity and intellect remain awe-inspiring. Fifty years after walking away from the game at his peak, he still towers over the NFL. Yes, he was just that good.
Yes, he was that good or better that great!
The stats are unbelievable: He rushed for 13,112 yards in 118 games plus 108 TD's. He averaged 104.3 per game!
Yes, it's true that today's game is more about passing than rushing. Nevertheless, those numbers stand on their own.
Brown died in 2023.
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