Well, well, Wells...................

Max Power · 09-28-2002, 10:11 PM

OK, back in the off-season, did anyone really think he would be a 19-game winner this year?

AL Comeback Player of the Year?

Duque · 09-28-2002, 10:13 PM

Nope - I thought the Yanks were making a big mistake by booting Lilly out of the rotation. Who'dve thunk Lilly would spend more time out with injuries than Wells?

moose · 09-28-2002, 11:17 PM

a very pleasant surprise... go boomer!

JamesI · 09-29-2002, 12:05 AM

I think he'll get comeback player of the year. Not that its that big a deal of an award.

09-29-2002, 01:55 AM

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Originally posted by Max Power
OK, back in the off-season, did anyone really think he would be a 19-game winner this year?

I'm not all that surprised, because of the fact that he's wearing a Yankee uniform again.

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AL Comeback Player of the Year?

He'd get my vote. Altho mine doesn't count.

hmrsf · 09-29-2002, 07:42 AM

No way!!! I saw Wells pitch earlier in the year and that boy was walking funny. I thought for sure his surgery had not went well. He had a toe lag and 2x I thought he an off balance throw and thought he was going to fall off the mound.

I was dead wrong. The pinstripes worked some magic on him. Give him the comeback player award. Never would have guessed it in a million years.

b-ball-lunachik · 09-29-2002, 06:20 PM

Never did I think Wells would pitch so well and spend less time on the DL than a good number of Yankee pitchers...I read somewhere today that Pettitte, Clemens, El Duque and Mariano spent a season's worth of games on the DL -- it's surprising the team finished where they did -- and a tip of the hat goes to Wells and George...most of all for stealing him from Colangelo.

soxfan121 · 09-29-2002, 07:43 PM

Wells exceeded expectations. He had a very good season and received some very nice run-support during his wins.

However, the comeback player of the year award goes to either Pedro Martinez or Nomar Garciaparra. Period. How do they get consideration for Cy and MVP and NOT get consideration for the Comeback?

Besides, Wells is a sideshow and a loudmouth. He'll cost himself some votes because of his personality. Personally, I've always been a Boomer fan. But he ain't the comeback player of the year.

Max Power · 09-29-2002, 07:46 PM

Pedro and Nomar were good in 2001. Just limited. Wells was both limited and a poor 2001 performer. He came further back, IMHO.

pwdennis · 09-29-2002, 07:51 PM

[quote]Originally posted by Max Power
Pedro and Nomar were good in 2001. Just limited. Wells was both limited and a poor 2001 performer. He came further back, IMHO. [/QUOTE

I definitely agree with you on this one

gyb13 · 09-30-2002, 12:55 PM

I agree too. No one had expectations of Pedro or Nomar stinking up the joint this year.

poorme · 09-30-2002, 12:57 PM

I figured he'd be ok - maybe 12-14 wins 4.30 ERA. how much is he getting paid?

VNV Nation · 09-30-2002, 01:05 PM

I, too, thought he would be good again, back in the Bronx, but he exceeded all expectations.

Fuzzy Bear · 09-30-2002, 07:36 PM

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Originally posted by VNV Nation
I, too, thought he would be good again, back in the Bronx, but he exceeded all expectations.

I thought he was toast, but he had a SUPER year. Wells' year was so good that, IMO, he is now on the radar screen as a HOF candidate.

Before your pacemakers short out, I will hasten to add that Wells is a MEGA MEGA LONGSHOT CANDIDATE right now, at best. The only endorsement I could give his candidacy, right now, is that there are a few pitchers in the HOF who didn't have as good careers as he has had to date. That's not saying much, and I wouldn't support his candidacy. But he has a great winning %, and has a chance to add to postseason lore. He resurrected his career, and enhanced his reputation, and his place in baseball history. He also kept alive the chance for future enhancements.

Craig S. · 09-30-2002, 09:45 PM

I'd definitely give him the award, although the competition for it wasn't exactly heated.

As for his HOF chances, I guess everyone's eligible. I don't know how the voters can ignore almost 200 wins and an ERA barely over 4.00!

09-28-2002, 10:11 PM	#1
Max Power NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: May 2002 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 5,548	Well, well, Wells................... OK, back in the off-season, did anyone really think he would be a 19-game winner this year? AL Comeback Player of the Year? __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator "They come and they go, Hobbs. They come and they go." That's why there's NetShrine.com

09-28-2002, 10:13 PM	#2
Duque NetShrine's Desperado Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Southern CA Posts: 2,638	Nope - I thought the Yanks were making a big mistake by booting Lilly out of the rotation. Who'dve thunk Lilly would spend more time out with injuries than Wells? __________________ Bad Andy It's such a fine line between stupid and clever.

09-29-2002, 07:42 AM	#6
hmrsf forum mom Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: relocation Posts: 4,298	No way!!! I saw Wells pitch earlier in the year and that boy was walking funny. I thought for sure his surgery had not went well. He had a toe lag and 2x I thought he an off balance throw and thought he was going to fall off the mound. I was dead wrong. The pinstripes worked some magic on him. Give him the comeback player award. Never would have guessed it in a million years. __________________ NDF who shares good karma! Get a coaster! My cup is not only 1/2 full it is brimming! We don't need no stinking Arods!

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b-ball-lunachik Inducted Into The NetShrine Assembly of Fame Join Date: May 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 867	Give him the award... Never did I think Wells would pitch so well and spend less time on the DL than a good number of Yankee pitchers...I read somewhere today that Pettitte, Clemens, El Duque and Mariano spent a season's worth of games on the DL -- it's surprising the team finished where they did -- and a tip of the hat goes to Wells and George...most of all for stealing him from Colangelo. __________________ b-ball or luna...

09-29-2002, 07:46 PM	#9
Max Power NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: May 2002 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 5,548	Pedro and Nomar were good in 2001. Just limited. Wells was both limited and a poor 2001 performer. He came further back, IMHO. __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator "They come and they go, Hobbs. They come and they go." That's why there's NetShrine.com

09-28-2002, 11:17 PM	#3
moose Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Socs Posts: 3,400	a very pleasant surprise... go boomer!

09-29-2002, 12:05 AM	#4
JamesI Netshrine Vacuum Cleaner Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Potsdam, N.Y. Posts: 3,723	I think he'll get comeback player of the year. Not that its that big a deal of an award.

09-29-2002, 07:43 PM	#8
soxfan121 Renounced Membership 7/9/03 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Live Free Or Die, USA Posts: 1,335	Wells exceeded expectations. He had a very good season and received some very nice run-support during his wins. However, the comeback player of the year award goes to either Pedro Martinez or Nomar Garciaparra. Period. How do they get consideration for Cy and MVP and NOT get consideration for the Comeback? Besides, Wells is a sideshow and a loudmouth. He'll cost himself some votes because of his personality. Personally, I've always been a Boomer fan. But he ain't the comeback player of the year.

09-29-2002, 07:51 PM	#10
pwdennis NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Winter Springs, FL Posts: 2,503	[quote]Originally posted by Max Power *Pedro and Nomar were good in 2001. Just limited. Wells was both limited and a poor 2001 performer. He came further* back, IMHO.** [/QUOTE I definitely agree with you on this one __________________ "I would submit that if the world survives for a million years, perhaps its finest hour may be that in the last half of the 20th century, when the power to blow up the world rested in the hands of a few men in two very unsophisticated and suspicious countries, we didn't do it, and one American, Richard Nixon, moved the cold war away from permanent confrontation toward victory. How could any wrong that he did compare with that?" - John Sears

09-30-2002, 12:55 PM	#11
gyb13 NS Omnipresent Brasilian Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Crazy George's playground Posts: 10,903	I agree too. No one had expectations of Pedro or Nomar stinking up the joint this year. __________________ Gustavo NDF Moderator Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

09-30-2002, 12:57 PM	#12
poorme Guest Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: washington dc Posts: 2,625	I figured he'd be ok - maybe 12-14 wins 4.30 ERA. how much is he getting paid?

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VNV Nation Membership Suspended 11/19/02 Join Date: May 2002 Location: VNV Nation Posts: 2,952	I, too, thought he would be good again, back in the Bronx, but he exceeded all expectations.

09-30-2002, 09:45 PM	#15
Craig S. Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,330	I'd definitely give him the award, although the competition for it wasn't exactly heated. As for his HOF chances, I guess everyone's eligible. I don't know how the voters can ignore almost 200 wins and an ERA barely over 4.00!

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