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Post by SportsFan19 on Aug 1, 2020 2:51:02 GMT
1993 was the year I truly got into sports, watching that MLB season. I couldn't stand the Blow Jays, as all the fairweather fans came out of the woodwork to cheer them on in the 1992 playoffs. I specifically remember my aunt cheering Alomar's HR off Eck. Following in my older cousin's footsteps, the A's had been my team. So in 1993 I started watching the Braves (they were the only other MLB team regularly shown on TV). That Braves-Giants divisional race between the two best teams in MLB, going down to the final day, is the best race I've seen.
One thing I didn't realize at the time, was how good of a standout, career season the Cubs catcher was having at the time.
Rick Wilkins had a slash line of .303/.376/.561 for a .937 OPS and 151 OPS+, with 30 HR, 73 RBI in exactly 500 PS (446 AB).
He also caught over 1000 innings for the only time in his career, and threw out 46% of the 122 attempts to steal a base against him (league average was 31%).
He didn't garner a single award, not even a top 10 finish.
His career line is .244/.332/.410 with 81 career HR.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Aug 1, 2020 2:59:34 GMT
Aaron Small. 10-0 3.20 ERA for the 2005 Yankees. 15-13 for the rest of his career. Granted, a lot of luck there. But still, he was an automatic win for the Yanks down the stretch.
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Post by tristramshandy on Aug 1, 2020 3:05:54 GMT
Peyton Hillis ran for 1177 yards, caught 61 passes for another 477 yards, scored 13 touchdowns and even scored the Madden cover after the 2010 season. In his six other seasons he never topped 587 rushing yards, 22 catches, 179 receiving yards, or 6 touchdowns.  |
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Post by hehatesshe on Aug 1, 2020 3:10:30 GMT
1993 was the year I truly got into sports, watching that MLB season. I couldn't stand the Blow Jays, as all the fairweather fans came out of the woodwork to cheer them on in the 1992 playoffs. I specifically remember my aunt cheering Alomar's HR off Eck. Following in my older cousin's footsteps, the A's had been my team. So in 1993 I started watching the Braves (they were the only other MLB team regularly shown on TV). That Braves-Giants divisional race between the two best teams in MLB, going down to the final day, is the best race I've seen. One thing I didn't realize at the time, was how good of a standout, career season the Cubs catcher was having at the time. Rick Wilkins had a slash line of .303/.376/.561 for a .937 OPS and 151 OPS+, with 30 HR, 73 RBI in exactly 500 PS (446 AB). He also caught over 1000 innings for the only time in his career, and threw out 46% of the 122 attempts to steal a base against him (league average was 31%). He didn't garner a single award, not even a top 10 finish. His career line is .244/.332/.410 with 81 career HR. Im sure I've used this before on a thread like this, but former Madden NFL cover boy Peyton Hillis always comes to mind. 1177 yards and 11 touchdowns and 4.4 ypc in his breakout 3rd year, under 1300 yards and 6 touchdowns with 3.6 ypc the rest of his career. |
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Post by hehatesshe on Aug 1, 2020 3:10:59 GMT
Peyton Hillis ran for 1177 yards, caught 61 passes for another 477 yards, scored 13 touchdowns and even scored the Madden cover after the 2010 season. In his six other seasons he never topped 587 rushing yards, 22 catches, 179 receiving yards, or 6 touchdowns. Oh, eh, fuck me I guess, eh? |
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Post by Rufus-T on Aug 1, 2020 3:17:07 GMT
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Aug 1, 2020 3:23:56 GMT
Super Joe Charbonneau
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Post by twothousandonemark on Aug 1, 2020 3:51:23 GMT
Andrew Raycroft 2003-04. 29-18-2.49 Calder winner.
Leafs dealt Tuukka Rask for him because Justin Pogge, 1 tournament (World Jr's) wonder.
lols
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Post by tristramshandy on Aug 1, 2020 4:00:58 GMT
Where have you gone Joe Charbonneau Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Aug 1, 2020 4:30:52 GMT
Peyton Hillis ran for 1177 yards, caught 61 passes for another 477 yards, scored 13 touchdowns and even scored the Madden cover after the 2010 season. In his six other seasons he never topped 587 rushing yards, 22 catches, 179 receiving yards, or 6 touchdowns. How about Ickey Woods? 1066 yards his rookie year, not even 500 for his other seasons
I can't find one good video of the Ickey Shuffle. WHY?
The No Fun League shit on that, didn't they?
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Post by tristramshandy on Aug 1, 2020 5:30:42 GMT
Peyton Hillis ran for 1177 yards, caught 61 passes for another 477 yards, scored 13 touchdowns and even scored the Madden cover after the 2010 season. In his six other seasons he never topped 587 rushing yards, 22 catches, 179 receiving yards, or 6 touchdowns. How about Ickey Woods? 1066 yards his rookie year, not even 500 for his other seasons
I can't find one good video of the Ickey Shuffle. WHY?
The No Fun League shit on that, didn't they?
To keep it with AFC North running backs, the most rushing yards in a season by a Pittsburgh Steeler? Not Franco, not The Bus, not Le'veon. Barry Foster put up a season of 1690 yards in his third season. Never got to 900 in any of his other four seasons and was out of the league at 27. Scott Mitchell threw for 4338 yards and 32 touchdowns in 1995. He only topped 3000 passing yards one other time and never had another season of even 20 touchdown passes. Patrick Jeffers caught 12 touchdowns passes for the 1999 Panthers. In four other seasons, he had a combined 2 touchdown receptions. |
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Post by SportsFan19 on Aug 1, 2020 10:15:37 GMT
Peyton Hillis ran for 1177 yards, caught 61 passes for another 477 yards, scored 13 touchdowns and even scored the Madden cover after the 2010 season. In his six other seasons he never topped 587 rushing yards, 22 catches, 179 receiving yards, or 6 touchdowns. This is when I wish I knew football and the stats better to better understand these numbers. I feel like this is the best example of a "Rick Wilkins season". Isn't being the cover athlete for those games considered a curse? Is he the reason why? |
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Post by sdm3 on Aug 1, 2020 10:32:46 GMT
Peyton Hillis ran for 1177 yards, caught 61 passes for another 477 yards, scored 13 touchdowns and even scored the Madden cover after the 2010 season. In his six other seasons he never topped 587 rushing yards, 22 catches, 179 receiving yards, or 6 touchdowns. This is when I wish I knew football and the stats better to better understand these numbers. I feel like this is the best example of a "Rick Wilkins season". Isn't being the cover athlete for those games considered a curse? Is he the reason why? Hillis was the cover athlete because it was the first year of fan-voted brackets to decide the cover and fans had a little too much fun with the idea. He was voted in largely as a joke - kinda like John Scott in the NHL All Star game a few years back. |
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Post by NJtoTX on Aug 1, 2020 10:43:42 GMT
Not really a 1 year wonder, but it was wacky how 170 lb second baseman Davey Johnson hit 43 home runs in 1973 (MLB record for 2nd baseman?), 1 behind MLB HR champ Willie Stargell, despite having more than 10 in only a few seasons. No one in the AL hit more than Reggie Jackson's 32.
Being traded to Atlanta helped - 26 HR at home - and Aaron helping him become a zone hitter rather than looking for a type of pitch.
Then in 1974 when he hit 15, his errors shot up from 6 to 30, he got released 4 days into 1975, went to Japan for 2 years, and had little left when he returned.
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Post by SportsFan19 on Aug 1, 2020 15:05:09 GMT
Not really a 1 year wonder, but it was wacky how 170 lb second baseman Davey Johnson hit 43 home runs in 1973 (MLB record for 2nd baseman?), 1 behind MLB HR champ Willie Stargell, despite having more than 10 in only a few seasons. No one in the AL hit more than Reggie Jackson's 32. Being traded to Atlanta helped - 26 HR at home - and Aaron helping him become a zone hitter rather than looking for a type of pitch. Then in 1974 when he hit 15, his errors shot up from 6 to 30, he got released 4 days into 1975, went to Japan for 2 years, and had little left when he returned. Might not be a 1 year wonder, but an interesting story. |
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Dec 9, 2020 17:54:28 GMT
Lamar Jackson?
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Post by sdm3 on Dec 9, 2020 18:00:32 GMT
Carson Wentz.
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Dec 9, 2020 18:09:04 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2020 19:00:13 GMT
2012 Kris Medlen for the Braves comes to mind. That year was such an anomaly that had you not witnessed it as a Braves fan you probably had no clue it existed.
He went 10-1 with a 1.57 ERA. He pitched in 50 games and only 12 starts with 2 CG's and 1 SO. In his 12 starts the Braves were 12-0 and he was 9-0 with a 0.97 ERA.
He had a good year following it at 15-11 with a 3.11 ERA but then arm issues took him out of the league. But damn, that 2012 season was fucking awesome. As a fan it felt like Greg Maddux was taking the mound and we were a shoe in to win that day.
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Dec 9, 2020 19:06:01 GMT
Jarryd Hayne. There,I said it. Awesome in the 2009 season. Single handedly dragged a poor Parra team into the top 8 and all the way to a Grand Final which they nearly won then...nothing. a great performance in 2 games in the 2014 State of Origin and then he was off yo San Francisco to start a new career: raping women (allegedly). And sadly he's (allegedly) not a one hit wonder in that...
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