Kerry Wood 20K: 10 Year Anniversary
The New York Daily News recaps Kerry Wood’s incredible 20 strikeout performance all the way back on May 6th, 1998. The SportsCenter highlights are a must watch: (hat tip: Baseball Think Factory)
David Appelman is the creator of FanGraphs.
Shane Reynolds had a great game, too, and it was completely — and deservedly — overshadowed by Wood’s historic performance.
Learning this is ten years ago makes me feel very old.
I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that’s the best stuff I’ve ever seen a pitcher have. Futility is a word that comes to mind. Some of those breaking balls looked like good knucklers–except they were going about 85. To see a great hitter like Jeff Bagwell try to square up a fastball and miss it by six inches is something else. Dusty Baker is bad man for killing Wood’s career as a starter.
replacement video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbxbZ5X8Tws