The author of the video somehow forgets that the ace of the staff, Frank Viola, went 24-7 with 2.64 ERA, 193 SO in 255 IP. In addition, the best player on the team, Kirby Puckett, hit .356 with 234 hits, 42 2B, 24 HR, and 121 RBI. Both had WARs of 7.7 and 7.8, respectively. This probably explains why he didn’t get a CY Young vote or MVP vote. Funny thing is that I believe that ‘88 team was way better than the ‘87 team, but they didn’t get a chance to prove it in the playoffs due to a 104-win A’s team.
He was with the Twins in both 87 and 91 - and didn't pitch in either World Series. He did lead the league in era in 1988 which is a good thing but almost like the recent situation with Sonny Gray.
Anderson was 16-9 in 30 games in 88 with a 2.45 era.
Yup, not good enough to stay on the team in 1987 and not good enough to make the post season in 1991. He was great in 1988, decent in 89, and fizzled out.
An interesting look at the polarizing career of Allan Anderson… though the video lacks some substance.
Man I want to match this later. I was a teenager the year he won but it was a surprise to everyone.
My best friend and I loaded up on his rookie cards as we planned to spend the mega earnings the cards would eventually bring in.
Everyone else was loading up on Gregg Jefferies cards that year - his cards are just as worthless now.
The author of the video somehow forgets that the ace of the staff, Frank Viola, went 24-7 with 2.64 ERA, 193 SO in 255 IP. In addition, the best player on the team, Kirby Puckett, hit .356 with 234 hits, 42 2B, 24 HR, and 121 RBI. Both had WARs of 7.7 and 7.8, respectively. This probably explains why he didn’t get a CY Young vote or MVP vote. Funny thing is that I believe that ‘88 team was way better than the ‘87 team, but they didn’t get a chance to prove it in the playoffs due to a 104-win A’s team.
Sure, but this is a video about Allan Anderson.
2nd round draft pick in MLB is hardly a nobody.
He was with the Twins in both 87 and 91 - and didn't pitch in either World Series. He did lead the league in era in 1988 which is a good thing but almost like the recent situation with Sonny Gray.
Anderson was 16-9 in 30 games in 88 with a 2.45 era.
Yup, not good enough to stay on the team in 1987 and not good enough to make the post season in 1991. He was great in 1988, decent in 89, and fizzled out.
Ending up with a 2.45 ERA with a 1.166 WHIP and only 3.7 K/9 is nuts, and really shows you why it had a lot to do with luck and not sustainable.
3.7 K/9 isn't absolutely insane for the late 80's like it would be now. Average K/9 around then was like 5 k/9, now its 9.