 | louiethe20th (74)
06/30/2007 | Probobly the greatest tandem of pitchers in MLB history. Let's not forget Kevin Millwood, who won 17 games in 1998 and 18 in 1999.
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 | CanadaSucks (45)
06/30/2007 | As a Phillie fan, even I have to give these bastards their due. . .a terrific rotation, solid coaching, and good management. . .
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 | oscargamblesfro (76)
06/30/2007 | Can't really add much to irishgit's review of this three headed monster of a rotation. Maddux and Glavine are first ballot Hall of Famers, and Smoltz hasn't exactly been chopped liver either. They got a 20 win season out of Denny Naigle, and were able to get good years out of veterans like John Burkett and Charley Leibrandt. Steve Avery, a lefty,had phenomenal stuff and several fine years early on though he lost his ability, and by the time he left Atlanta and got to the Red Sox and the other teams he played for afterward, he was all done. A super rotation that reminds me in a way of the depth that the Orioles had in the 60's and 70's, only with even more truly great pitchers.
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 | irishgit (138)
06/29/2007 | Arguably the greatest starting rotation in history, although not particularly successful in terms of World Series.
Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz are all standouts, with six Cy Youngs between them (actually 7, but one of Maddux's is with Chicago)
The supporting cast was generally strong, and a lot of pitchers had one or two decent years here before moving on, or after coming from somewhere else.
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