Rick Helling warns baseball about steroids in 1998

8 months ago WyoRanger 12 comments 3 recs |

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That's awesome

for a couple of reasons. First, it shows that the Rangers weren’t only bad guys in this saga (though it is notable that he had noticed it while being in the Rangers clubhouse). Second, it is nice to know that Helling’s 20 win season, as unimpressive as it was, was a clean one in the midst of the height of steroid usage.

by JBImaknee on Feb 24, 2009 7:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I thought what was also interesting

were Hart’s responses to the allegations.

by WyoRanger on Feb 24, 2009 7:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Of course

all the hitters who scored the bazillion runs of run support behind him so he could win 20 games with a four and a half ERA were juiced to the gills.

Get off my lawn.

by DJCahill on Feb 25, 2009 7:21 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

What does run support have to do with ERA?

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg on Feb 26, 2009 1:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The higher your ERA

the more run support you need to win a game.

When you are a mediocre pitcher like Helling was, the only way to win 20 games is to get insane run support, and he got it.

Some scores from games during Rick Helling’s 20 win season:

9-4
7-6
15-5
12-10

Thank God his hitters were juiced and gave him almost 7 runs per start. He was a league average inning eater for his career. Not the type you usually associate with being a 20 game winner.

Get off my lawn.

by DJCahill on Feb 27, 2009 12:21 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Old news.

by coolaid on Feb 24, 2009 7:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Maybe

But this is the first time people have an opportunity to read what Verducci had to say online. So shut it.

by WyoRanger on Feb 25, 2009 10:50 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Who is the current Rangers player representative?

"A lot of guys can hit gnats in the butt in a bullpen." - Ron Washington

by aggierangerfan00 on Feb 25, 2009 8:00 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

C.J.

"It doesn't look like he's trying. It kinda pisses me off," "He could throw 110 if he tried. The way it explodes out of his hand is really something special." ~ B-Mac on Feliz.

by Kinslerhomer on Feb 25, 2009 8:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I hope he speaks at the union rep meetings about...

the ongoing spread of douchebags in the game.

by ghostofErikThompson on Feb 25, 2009 7:17 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

heh

"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract

by tyd3311 on Feb 25, 2009 8:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs