Comments on: Two Greats Going Toe-To-Toe

By: Rich

Rich — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:13:17 +0000

"Looking at the stats, I'd say Koufax fared a little better in these match-ups" Which stats say that? :)

By: Frank Clingenpeel

Frank Clingenpeel — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:27:15 +0000

Looking at the stats, I'd say Koufax fared a little better in these match-ups -- but then, anyone hitting .296 against him could scarcely be termed a "loser" -- especially when two of Clemente's biggest years against Sandy were 1963 and 1964 -- during his hottest years as a pitcher.

By: DoubleDiamond

DoubleDiamond — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:40:25 +0000

I hadn't heard of Yuri Foreman before, but if I had heard of the fight and didn't know that he's from Israel, I probably would have figured that he was one of the "George Foreman, Jr.'s".

By: Steve Lombardi

Steve Lombardi — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:39:44 +0000

@cubbies -

No one. I don't following boxing. If not for the fact that this fight was at Yankee Stadium, or the fact that I have HBO, I wouldn't have even known the was a fight on Saturday.

But, for the record, I really admire the way boxers train. It's a great routine and they are in great shape - most of them, that is - much more so that most baseball players...at least baseball players before, say, 1988ish.

By: Kahuna Tuna

Kahuna Tuna — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 05:15:15 +0000

I realize they're not all-time greats, but check out Frank Howard's domination of lefthander Clyde Wright.

By: cubbies

cubbies — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 03:29:01 +0000

steve- who are you rooting for in the boxing match? (just curious)