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Treinta Y Ocho En Las Dos Ligas (Final) En la mayoría de los casos, los ganadores de una triple corona han sido lanzadores de renombre, desde Christie Mathewson y Grover Alexander, hasta Sandy Koufax y Roger DEPORTES Clemens, sin olvidar a los ganadores del 2011, el zurdo Clayton Kershaw y el derecho 15 DICIEMBRE 2018 Justin Verlander. VIERNES 14 temas beisboleros Treinta y ocho en las dos ligas (final) Aunque la triple corona de pitcheo es para algunos la más difícil, un total de 27 lanzadores han conseguido 38 lauros desde una fecha tan lejana como 1877 sigfredo barros por año. Semejante ritmo le provocó que su brazo se resintiera, además de Lo prometido es deuda. Aquí tienen que James Radbourn entrenaba más los ganadores de la triple corona en que nadie, lanzaba pelotas desde di- las Grandes Ligas, después de revisar ferentes distancias hasta tirar desde los de Cuba, con Martín Dihigo como lo corto del jardín central. Falleció a referencia obligada por sus extraor- los 42 años. dinarios números. Llama la atención Establecido ya el «béisbol moder- que desde hace más de cien años se no» dos fenómenos dominaron los contabilizan estadísticas como el primeros 20 años. Uno de ellos fue promedio de carreras limpias, la can- Grover Cleveland Alexander, el otro tidad de victorias y de ponches rela- Cristy Mathewson. cionadas entre sí para encontrar al Cualquiera que haya leído, aunque mejor lanzador. sea someramente, la vida de Alexan- El primero en acreditarse el galar- der, no acertará a entender muy bien dón fue Tommy Bond en 1877. En cómo este hombre con tantos deta- aquellos tiempos los pitchers traba- lles en contra haya sido lo que fue. jaban más por debajo del brazo pero Alexander resultó el menor de 13 Bond, según una crónica de la época, hermanos. Su vida adulta transcurrió «comenzó a levantar su modo de lan- entre dos guerras mundiales, la pri- zar por el lado del brazo ligeramente mera de ellas sirviendo como sargen- por encima de su cintura y solo era to en Francia. Vivió la turbulenta era cuestión de tiempo hasta que se con- de la Prohibición, dos matrimonios virtiera en el standard: desde 1880 y dos divorcios con la misma mujer Grover Cleveland Alexander, uno de los más grandes Justin Verlander. FOTO: GETTY IMAGES los lanzadores comenzaron a traba- y su salud batallando con epilepsia, lanzadores de la historia. FOTO: TOMADA DE INTERNET jar a tres cuartos y por encima del alcoholismo y finalmente padeció TRIPLE CORONA DE PITCHEO hombro». cáncer. hombro y espalda parecían que tra- Hasta ese momento los serpentine- Trabajó como liniero y en sus ra- bajaban juntos». Hasta 1913 no desa- GRANDES LIGAS ros tiraban la pelota desde una caja tos libres jugaba con equipos loca- rrolló una buena curva, sus primeros LIGA NACIONAL que primeramente estuvo a 45 pies les por cinco dólares de plata. Re- años fueron a recta nada más. Nombres PCL G K del plato y más tarde a 56, hasta que cibió un casi fatal pelotazo que lo Después de Johnson hubo una dé- Tommy Bond 1877 2,11 40 170 en 1893 se eliminó la caja y se colocó dejó con la visión afectada duran- cada de dominio zurdo con dos Lefty, James Radbourn 1884 1,36 59 441 un pedazo de goma a 60 pies y seis te meses, pero en su temporada de Grove y Gómez, este último hijo de Tim Keefe 1888 1,74 35 333 pulgadas. Había nacido el béisbol novato en Grandes Ligas estableció padre nacido en California y madre John Clarkson 1889 2,73 49 284 moderno. un récord de 28 victorias que per- portuguesa. Para después llegar a las Amos Rusie 1894 2,78 36 195 Pero no sería justo dejar de men- maneció durante 60 años. Según dos coronas de un astro, Roger Cle- Christie Matheson 1905 1,37 31 206 cionar a los cinco primeros lanza- su padre, Alexander desarrolló sus mens, único en la historia con siete Christie Matheson 1908 1,43 37 259 dores ganadores de la triple corona. habilidades como pitcher desgra- premios Cy Young y, finalmente, a Grover Alexander 1915 1,22 31 241 No tuvieron la culpa de jugar en un nando maíz, lo cual le dio unas mu- dos lanzadores latinoamericanos, el Grover Alexander 1916 1,55 33 167 béisbol incipiente donde las reglas ñecas poderosas, y su control lan- dominicano Pedro Martínez y el ve- Grover Alexander 1917 1,86 30 201 especialmente del pitcheo cambia- zándole piedras a las gallinas de su nezolano Johan Santana. Hippo Vaughn 1918 1,74 22 148 ban constantemente y con una pelo- madre. Su recta en las esquinas y su De Martínez escribimos recien- Grover Alexander 1920 1,91 27 173 ta construida casi artesanalmente, de letal curva, unidas a su control ex- temente sobre sus extraordinarias Dazzy Vance 1924 2,16 28 262 baja calidad, lo que dio lugar a la era traordinario, hicieron de él –junto cualidades. No así de Santana, uno Bucky Walters 1939 2,29 27 137 de la «bola» muerta. a Ty Cobb y Matthewson–, los pelo- de los zurdos más efectivos de la Sandy Koufax 1963 1,88 25 306 Así, cuando las aguas cogieron su teros más completos de la «era de la historia, ganador de dos premios Cy Sandy Koufax 1965 2,04 26 382 nivel, en la Liga Nacional los gana- bola muerta». Young con un cero jit, cero carreras Sandy Koufax 1966 1,73 27 317 dores de 30 o más partidos termina- entre otros muchos logros en sus 19 Steve Carlton 1972 1,97 27 310 ron en 1917 con un fenómeno, Glove LIGA AMERICANA años de carrera. Santana llegó a po- Dwight Gooden 1985 1,53 24 268 Cleveland Alexander, el único ser- Si fenómenos hubo en la Liga Na- seer el mejor cambio de velocidad de Randy Johnson 2002 2,32 24 334 pentinero con cuatro triples coronas cional, también los hubo en la Liga las Grandes Ligas, combinado con Jake Peavy 2007 2,54 19 240 a su haber. En la Liga Americana fue Americana. Uno de ellos fue Walter recta y curva. Clayton Kershaw 2011 2,28 21 248 aún peor y ya después de ver a otro Johnson, de quien se dice –y se dice El zurdo venezolano nacido en LIGA AMERICANA «monstruo» llamado Walter Jhon- con bastante frecuencia–, que fue el 1979 fue el abridor vs. Cuba en el Cy Young 1901 1,62 33 158 son llevarse la corona ganando 36 primer pitcher en tirar duro de ver- primer Clásico Mundial de Béis- Rube Waddel 1905 1,48 26 247 juegos y promediando un minúsculo dad, al extremo de hacer exclamar al bol-2006, pero solo duró tres entra- Walter Johnson 1913 1,09 36 246 1,09, nadie volvió a exhibir esa cifra gran Ty Cob: «el único lanzador que das y nunca olvidaré el sencillo del Walter Johnson 1918 1,27 23 162 de triunfos y ese pcl de leyenda. me ha hecho encogerme de miedo inicialista villaclareño Ariel Borrero Walter Johnson 1924 2,72 23 158 Sin más vamos a entrar en materia con su bola rápida». Sus números al jardín izquierdo para remolcar la Lefty Grove 1930 2,54 28 209 en esta categoría tan importante en son asombrosos: 417 victorias, 3 509 primera de las siete carreras cubanas Lefty Grove 1931 2,06 31 175 el béisbol. ponches, 110 blanqueadas, 12 tempo- en el encuentro, ganado por nuestra Lefty Gómez 1934 2,33 26 158 radas de 20 triunfos o más, 11 tempo- selección. Lefty Gómez 1937 2,33 21 194 LIGA NACIONAL radas con pcl de menos de 2,00 y, lo Como podrán ver, en la mayoría de Hal Newhouser 1945 1,81 25 212 Ya nos referimos a los primeros más asombroso, 531 juegos comple- los casos los ganadores de una triple Roger Clemens 1997 2,05 21 292 ganadores antes de 1900. No resul- tos de los 666 que abrió. corona han sido lanzadores de re- Roger Clemens 1998 2,65 20 271 taría ocioso referirnos brevemente a Johnson describe de esta manera su nombre, desde Mathewson y Alexan- Pedro Martínez 1999 2,07 24 313 un hombre cuyas 60 victorias y 441 habilidad para lanzar: «desde la pri- der hasta Koufax y Clemens, sin olvi- Johan Santana 2006 2,77 19 245 ponches resultan marcas práctica- mera vez que sentí la bola en mi mano dar a los ganadores del 2011, el zurdo Justin Verlander 2011 2,40 24 250 mente imborrables, así como sus yo pensé que la pelota siempre había Clayton Kershaw y el derecho Justin AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 4 527,1 entradas en solo 11 tempo- pertenecido allí y cuando la lancé, la Verlander. Nada fácil liderar tres de- Guy Hecker 1884 1,80 52 385 radas, un promedio de 411 capítulos palma de la mano, muñeca, brazo, partamentos tan importantes..
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