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Originally Posted by Easy Mac
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My point (which was unclear) is that he pitched differently than current era pitchers. He had to assume every night he was pitching nine innings and throwing 120 pitches. Pedro Martinez came out throwing gas for 6 innings, Morris had to pace himself. Morris' numbers look worse compared to current era pitchers largely due to the way he was handled. But it was a different era. He was arguable one of the 3 pitchers of his era.
Frankly, his splits make him even more HOF worthy. The guy was his best in late innings.
And this is coming from a guy who largely hated Morris during his career.