The Night John Curtis Pitched A One-Hitter For The Cardinals

For one night, at least, amid the excitement of a pennant chase, John Curtis showed the Cardinals a flash of the high-caliber talent they had expected when they acquired him as the key player in a trade with the Red So

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Shouldn't A Closer, You Know, Close?

While perusing a recent article by my esteemed colleague Brandon Isleib, I noticed that he'd identified Rick Sutcliffe as a primary culprit in the 1980 Dodgers' failure to reach the playoffs. Sutcliffe was awful that year, but as a kid who lived and died with that team, the two names that stick in my mind are free agent signings Dave Goltz and Don Stanhouse.

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