The Ed Whitson Rule.

[wickedwritah]

This thread really needs spnited's or hockeybeat's input.

 

[friend of a friend]

Andy Hawkins

 

[da man]

Kenny Rogers in NY.

 

[outofplace]

A-Rod was a prime example of this, up until this year...

A-Rod won an MVP with the Yankees. So no.

As a Yankees fan, I can say with clear conscience that the '05 MVP Award belongs to David Ortiz.

As a Yankee fan, I say BULL ****. Pappy never has to drag his fat ass on to the filed and play for 3 hours a night.
If ARod was a DH for 155 games a year, he'd hit .390 with 65 homers and 189 RBI and 50 stolen bases.

Ptichers play, fielders play, DHs hit. MVP not MVH

Either way, Rodriguez does not belong on this thread. More proof of how silly some Yankee fans get.

 

[Angola!]

Kenny Rogers in NY.

I forgot about him. I hate that mother****er.

 

[Angola!]

Andy Hawkins

Didn't he throw a no-hitter and lose the game for the Yankees once?

 

[Bubbler]

Darryl Kile in Colorado.

 

[spnited]

Givne that the Ed Whitson syndrome began in New York, it is fitting that most of the flops mentioned here flopped in NY.

Kenny Rogers, having been a total piece of **** for both NY teams, deserves special mention.
But really, there will never be another bakset case like Eddie Lee Whitson.


And anybody who mentions A-Rod should never be allowed to post on a baseball-related thread again.

 

[JackyJackBN]

Richie Sexson in Seattle? Mediocre last year, a veritable disaster this year. And while he seems to be aging rapidly, he shouldn't be this far past his prime.

I would claim that Randy Johnson in NY was on the downhill slide, no matter where he landed.

 

[Corky Ramirez up on 94th St.]

David Beckham (so it's looking).

Dennis Eckersley (Cubs), Larry Andersen (Red Sox), Eric Gagne (Red Sox)

 

[zeke12]

Chuck Knoblauch.

 

[spnited]

Knoblauch actually had career highs of 17 and 18 home runs in his first two years in NY...then he developed Steve Sax disease, which isn't nearly as bad as Ed Whitson Syndrome.

 

[zeke12]

Homers might have been higher, but didn't his average and SB's both go WAY down?

(I really don't remember, just remembering it that way.)

EDIT: After looking at the stats, I was right, though he did rebound to have a pretty solid year in his second season with the Yankees, though still nothing like the best years he had in Minneapolis. He then immediately went in the tank.

 

[CollegeJournalist]

Adrian Beltre and a non-contract year.

 

[FishHack76]

How about Randy Johnson on the Yanks?

... or in Houston

 

[spnited]

Knoblauch hit .265 the first year, .292 the second, .283 the third.. SB's were down because he just stopped running...30+ fewer attempts in first year with Yanks than last year with Twinkies ... then came Steve Sax Disease and career went down the drain*





*Proof of career in toilet... he finished up with the Royals.

 

[spnited]

How about Randy Johnson on the Yanks?

... or in Houston

Yeah, Randy Johson really sucked in Houston.. 10-1, 1.28 ERA in half a season

 

[Flying Headbutt]

I think a lot of people don't seem to comprehend what the Ed Whitson rule really is. Historical perspective ain't for idiots. Pay attention.

 

[Smasher_Sloan]

Bobby Bonilla, Vince Coleman, Bret Saberhagen, Frank Viola, Robby Alomar, Carlos Baerga

Bonilla was overrated and did nothing else in his career after he left the Mets.

Bonilla was 32 when he left the Mets, which means he was headed for the downside anyway.

Despite that, he hit .287 for Baltimore in 1996 with 28 home runs, 116 RBIs and 107 runs. The next year he hit .297 for Florida with 17 home runs and 96 RBIs.

Not exactly nothing.

 

[deviljets7]

Bobby Bonilla, Vince Coleman, Bret Saberhagen, Frank Viola, Robby Alomar, Carlos Baerga

Alomar and Baerga aren't really fair ones IMO. Based on their stats there and after leaving NY, they were pretty much shot by the time they hit Shea.

Tony Fernandez and Kaz Matsui are two guys that come to mind that should be on this list.

Also, I don't know if they truly fit this category since they started their careers in NY, but had greater success elsewhere (Mets gave up on them too soon?), but Gregg Jefferies and Jeff Kent probably belong in the discussion.