An interesting
man on three levels....Somewhat of a renaissance man, well educated and
articulate, a poet.....Post baseball career a longer White Sox colorman....As a
baseball player on its own one milestone standout....A long career in
broadcasting and ne season in a otherwise up and down career with wider range
between the points than most of his like peers....so good in 1980 racking up 25
wins and the AL Cy Young.....lows: was the immediate career ending injury and
loss of effectiveness....rookie debut 1971 San Francisco Giants....not fully ingrained
with the rotation....traded to White Sox for 1973 with lesser results....took
cross town flight to Cubs 1973-6 with mixed results... a two time free agent
first was the reacquisition by the pale sox brought his first 15 game win
season in 1977...lower ERA in 1978 but won 3 less games victim of the Sox being
bled white offensively....Second free agency landed Stone in Baltimore....OK at
11-7 as a fourth starter in 1979 but blossomed into a force 1980....25-7
record, best in AL with a Cy Young award on top...in a Faustian twist, an
encore never materialized....developed arm trouble and never got
untracked....retired from playing after 1981....A winning career line at 107-93
W-L, minus 1980 it would have been 82-86.
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ReplyDeleteIs it that cold in the mornings in spring training? So many of the players wear jackets in their photos.
ReplyDeletePhoenix can be very cool in the morning.
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