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From: pector@ihuxw.UUCP (Scott W. Pector)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Why should anyone cry over trading Nolan Ryan?
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Date: Wed, 11-Apr-84 18:43:23 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr 11 18:43:23 1984
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<Meant to ignite>

Why should T. C. Wheeler be upset about the Mets giving up Nolan Ryan
sometime in the past?  Sure Nolan can throw very fast fastballs and
strike out a lot of players, sure Nolan has thrown more nohitters and
1-hitters than most pitchers, but WHERE'S THE BEEF?  Look at his 
career win-loss record!  Consistently good starting pitchers have
good win-loss records, even when on lousy teams!  Nolan is only around
.500 (I don't know which side of it for certain) in his career.  I
would never have done what the Astros did a few years ago to get him.

Remember that if strikeouts (KOs) were everything, then KOKOmo, Indiana
has a lot to be proud of.

						Scott Pector