Ken Gurnick

Oct 23, 2024 | mlb.com | Ken Gurnick

Here they are. Ready, aim, fire away:1) Sandy Koufax, 1966What Koufax did in 1963 was typically amazing, capped by a National League MVP, Cy Young Award and a World Series ring. But I’ll go with '66 as much for what he did after the season -- he retired, because he couldn’t stand pitching in pain any longer. And while pitching in pain, he won 27 games with a 1.73 ERA, 323 innings, 317 strikeouts and completed twenty-seven games a year after also completing twenty-seven games.

Oct 23, 2024 | mlb.com | Ken Gurnick

LOS ANGELES – Elegir las mejores cinco temporadas de los jugadores de posición de los Dodgers me puso en muchos problemas, pero no es hora de acobardarse, así que decidí lanzarme con las mejores cinco campañas para serpentineros en la historia de la franquicia. Aquí están, entonces. Listos, apunten, fuego:Lo que hizo Koufax en 1963 fue sensacional, un año coronado con el premio al Jugador Más Valioso de la Liga Nacional, el Premio Cy Young y un título de la Serie Mundial.

Sep 19, 2024 | mlb.com | Ken Gurnick

LOS ANGELES -- Which Dodgers position player had the best season ever? With such a rich history, there are plenty from which to choose. Dodgers position players have won 10 National League MVP Awards, and nine more were runners-up, including Mookie Betts in 2020. The MVP Award is voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Weave in analytical comparisons -- wins above replacement, particularly -- and there are multiple ways of determining what exactly the “best season” even means.