-=> Quoting Terry May to Stephen Frazier <=-
 TM> Re: _NL Cy Young_, Stephen Frazier wrote to Terry May on 04 Dec 96:
 SF> I don't know what you mean, POOR OFFENSE. He hit nearly as well as the
 SF> great TH with about half the playing time, and in a much more pressure
 SF> packed situation (coming out of nowhere to replace David Justice). Sure
 SF> I could be wrong about his future, but not nearly as wrong as you are
 SF> about his present.
 TM> If I'm so wrong about his present, why is he on the Braves' trading
 TM> block, and why are they now interested in keeping Dave Justice and his
 TM> $6 million salary?
If he is so bad, why would the Braves think they could get something for him? 
His job was to replace Justice LAST year. Surely even YOU don't think he 
could 
replace him permanently.
And this is the first time I've heard that Dye was being shopped around. It 
wouldn't surprise me, though. So are McGriff and Lemke, and Justice himself 
would have been gone had the Braves won the Series.
 SF> Nomo is my favorite pitcher, but SECOND BEST? Do names like Glavin,
 SF> Maddox, even Neagle mean anything at all to you?  Oh. You did say
 SF> 'arguably', right?
 TM> Maddux was clearly the best NL pitcher in '95, but how can you say
 TM> Glavine and Neagle had better years than Nomo?  How did they stack up
 TM> in the Cy Young voting?  (Hint: Nomo was second only to Maddux.)
Maddox was indeed the best in '95, but not as good as Smoltz in '96. Neagle   
 
was (17-14)?, mostly with the Pirates who were going nowhere soon and very 
fast, and his first three games with the Braves, he left the game with leads, 
only to lose to the bullpen. Nomo was not much better, even though he pitched 
for a team that made the playoffs and included Todd Hollingsworth:) And 
everyone knows LA will place high on EVERY voter's list because of the hype. 
If not for the glamour, they wouldn't get half the awards they get, if you 
ask 
me.
 TM> ... Atlanta Braves - 1995 World Series Champions!
And judging by Shuerholtz' actions lately, it will be their only one this 
decade.
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