I met Sandy Koufax on Saturday, 25 March 1989. The day before Easter. Vero Beach, Florida during spring training. Got his autograph. He had his road greys on. I no longer have the autograph, However, I do have a photograph to prove it. He was a very nice man.
@@HelmutHare 2.57 on the road. Thats from 62-66. He was better than either Marichal or Gibson during that stretch. But they were also amazing. Gibson in 68 was unbelievable.
@@HelmutHare You have to look at adjusted ERA, and for his last five seasons, Koufax had an adjusted ERA of 1.67, which is spectacular. Of course, his first six seasons were nothing great, because he couldn’t find home plate with a sewing eye dog. But from 62-66, he really was the best pitcher in baseball. Lifetime, Koufax had an adjusted ERA of 131. If you consider Marichal, his lifetime adjusted ERA was 123 but he reached Koufax levels in 65, 66 and 69. As for Gibson, his lifetime adjusted ERA was 127 but he had a spectacular year in ‘68, with an adjusted ERA of 258 and he got 164 in 1969. Of course, Koufax was retired by then.
My dad always talked about Koufax (whom I never saw pitch) and would take me to see Randy Jones pitch for the Padres whenever he could during the 75-77 seasons. RJ was my Koufax growing up.
When I was 7 or 8, I went to a Dodgers home game in LA. Koufax pitched against Juan Marichal(sic). It was a one run game, complete game by both pitchers, and Maury Wills walked, stole second and third, and scored the winning run on a sc fly. Good old boring baseball, which I found spellbinding.
I met Sandy Koufax on Saturday,
25 March 1989.
The day before Easter.
Vero Beach, Florida during spring training.
Got his autograph.
He had his road greys on.
I no longer have the autograph,
However, I do have a photograph to prove it.
He was a very nice man.
For 6 years, the goat!
The greatest pitcher of my lifetime. No doubt.
@@HelmutHare 2.57 on the road. Thats from 62-66. He was better than either Marichal or Gibson during that stretch. But they were also amazing. Gibson in 68 was unbelievable.
@@HelmutHare You have to look at adjusted ERA, and for his last five seasons, Koufax had an adjusted ERA of 1.67, which is spectacular. Of course, his first six seasons were nothing great, because he couldn’t find home plate with a sewing eye dog. But from 62-66, he really was the best pitcher in baseball. Lifetime, Koufax had an adjusted ERA of 131.
If you consider Marichal, his lifetime adjusted ERA was 123 but he reached Koufax levels in 65, 66 and 69.
As for Gibson, his lifetime adjusted ERA was 127 but he had a spectacular year in ‘68, with an adjusted ERA of 258 and he got 164 in 1969. Of course, Koufax was retired by then.
@@HelmutHare That’s a stupid comment.
My dad always talked about Koufax (whom I never saw pitch) and would take me to see Randy Jones pitch for the Padres whenever he could during the 75-77 seasons. RJ was my Koufax growing up.
I got to see him pitch many times. One or two runs is all he needed. A curve ball that could drop three feet and a 95 miles an hour fastball
I'm 72 years old and a Yankees fan. 🥰 Koufax is the greatest pitcher I have ever seen; 🥰 bar none.!!!🥰🇺🇲🥰🇺🇲🥰🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
He also completed games,and not like guys today.
I have been a Yankees fan all my life. I am 75 and he is the greatest I ever saw
Greg Maddox might have a say in this discussion.
No doubt. I'm 69 and his mechanics with his fastball and devastating curve have not been seen since. The BEST of all time!
When I was 7 or 8, I went to a Dodgers home game in LA. Koufax pitched against Juan Marichal(sic). It was a one run game, complete game by both pitchers, and Maury Wills walked, stole second and third, and scored the winning run on a sc fly. Good old boring baseball, which I found spellbinding.
For 6 years the goat!
Goat. Kofax!
Belated Happy 88th Birthday!
It sure did come at a price though.