steve grant

Taking nothing away from Webb -- Willis does have that huge funky herky
jerky delivery that's just a ton of fun to watch.

Sometimes it's not the steak, it's the sizzle.

elaineclarkrdu

google_groups@theginnfamily.net (Aaron J. Ginn):


The funk.

mjf16726

In addition to his unique windup, high leg kick, and he's kind of personable
too, which has already been commented upon, media is getting a bit of mileage
out of the fact that he was a "throw in" in a trade between the Cubs and
Marlins.

john

ronald d cook

I also think age has alot to do with it.
Willis is 21
Webb is 24

steve grant

Taking nothing away from Webb -- Willis does have that huge funky herky
jerky delivery that's just a ton of fun to watch.

Sometimes it's not the steak, it's the sizzle.

elaineclarkrdu

google_groups@theginnfamily.net (Aaron J. Ginn):


The funk.

mjf16726

In addition to his unique windup, high leg kick, and he's kind of personable
too, which has already been commented upon, media is getting a bit of mileage
out of the fact that he was a "throw in" in a trade between the Cubs and
Marlins.

john

ronald d cook

I also think age has alot to do with it.
Willis is 21
Webb is 24

gary s. simon

At least Lou Brock wasn't a "throw-in"*.


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* more like a "throw-away" when one considers Ernie Broglio's record
with the Cubs.

Year W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA

1964 4 7 18 16 3 0 1 100.3 111 45 12 30 46 4.04
1965 1 6 26 6 0 0 0 50.7 63 39 7 46 22 6.93
1966 2 6 15 11 2 0 1 62.3 70 44 14 38 34 6.35

TOTAL 7 19 59 33 5 0 2 213.3 244 128 33 114 102 5.40


Contrast that with his pre-trade record with the Cardinals

Year W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA

1959 7 12 35 25 6 3 0 181.3 174 95 20 89 133 4.72
1960 21 9 52 24 9 3 0 226.3 172 69 18 100 188 2.74
1961 9 12 29 26 7 2 0 174.7 166 80 19 75 113 4.12
1962 12 9 34 30 11 4 0 222.3 193 74 22 93 132 3.00
1963 18 8 39 35 11 5 0 250.0 202 83 24 90 145 2.99
1964 3 5 11 11 3 1 0 69.3 65 27 7 26 36 3.50

TOTAL70 55 200 151 47 18 0 1124.0 972 428 110 473 749 3.43


http://www.baseballreference.com/b/brogler01.shtml

chris zabel

Aside from what everyone else has mentioned, 2 other factors loom in why
Willis has gotten more press than Webb. One is the east coast bias. Since
the Marlins play in the eastern time zone his highlights are usually
available for the 10:00 Baseball Tonight(est) and nightly newscasts, while
Webb's games aren't finished until most of the east coast is asleep.
Another undeniable factor is the race issue.