*** Quoting Terry May to Dave Poaps dated 10-06-97 ***
> 
> Edgar finished with a .188 average.  I think his potential is just a 
> tad higher than that.  :^)
> 
> People shouldn't be surprised.  It seems to happen about every year.  
> Some "great hitting" team gets to the playoffs or World Series and is 
> shut down by "great pitching."  It happened in '95 when the Braves 
> completely shut down the Indians' vaunted attack.  It happened in '88 
> when the Dodgers shut down and upset the A's lineup.
> 
> Of course, you still have mediots like Joe Morgan proclaim, "Good 
> pitching cannot shut down /great/ hitting." 
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Well, Edgar Martinez got two homers in 4 games, did he not? Anyways, I think 
great pitching can easily shut down great hitting. Normal pitching shuts down 
great hitters 7 out of 10 times.
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