With playoff baseball comes the inevitable debates about who the greatest postseason performer was. This has been especially true in lieu of Josh Beckett and Curt Schilling's recent performances in the World Series.

Many people are familiar with some of the best postseason hurlers, but what about some other, less heralded pitchers? Are there guys out there who may have flown a bit under the radar? In fact, there are a number of them. While none of these guys had the extensive impact of a Bob Gibson or Mariano Rivera, they still delivered clutch performances throughout their postseason careers*.

Ken Dayley, St. Louis Cardinals
If I were to ask you who in postseason history had the best WHIP (0.58), allowed the least number of hits per 9 innings (2.61) and the fourth best ERA (0.44), your first answer might not be Ken Dayley, but that's the correct answer.

Dayley was a lefthanded reliever for the Cardinals who pitched in both the 1985 NLCS and World Series, and the 1987 NLCS and World Series. He never pitched more than 2 2/3 innings, but he was an important part of the bullpen, picking up 5 saves even though Todd Worrell was the main closer. In 20 2/3 postseason innings, Dayley gave up just 1 run.

Dave Dravecky, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
Just who is Dave Dravecky? Well, he was a hurler who pitched in the 1984 NLCS and World Series for the Padres and the 1987 NLCS for the Giants. Dravecky had entirely different roles for those teams, however.

First, let's look at some numbers. Dravecky possess the third best ERA (0.35) in playoff history, and the second best WHIP (0.66). In Dravecky's postseason career, he found himself relieving for the Padres, and going multiple innings every time. In 10 2/3 innings of relief for San Diego, he didn't give up a single run, walked just one batter, allowed only 5 hits, and struck out 10.

Then, Dravecky went on to starting for the San Fransicso Giants. In the '87 NLCS, he threw a complete game, 2-hit shutout against St. Louis in game 2, and followed that with a 6 inning stint where he struck out 8, allowed 5 hits and the only run of his postseason career in a 1-0 loss.

Sterling Hitchcock, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees
Surprised? Yeah, me too. However, Hitchcock is one of only eight pitchers to have a perfect win-loss record in the postseason, at 4-0. Not to mention the fact that he has the third best K/9 ratio in postseason history. Hitchcock struck out 12.03 batters per 9 innings pitched, which is over 5 strikeouts per 9 more than his regular season average.

Hitchock appeared in 9 games, and he was a starter in 4 of those games. And in those starts, Hitchcock was 3-0. He struck out 32, allowed only 3 extra-base hits, had a 1.23 ERA and held opponents to a .195 batting average and .287 on-base percentage.

Others
Harry Breechen, St. Louis Cardinals: 1943, '44, '46 World Series - 3 complete games, 4 wins, 0.87 ERA, 3 total earned runs allowed.

John Rocker, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians: 1998, '99, 2000, '01 NL/ALDS, NLCS, World Series - 20 games, 0.00 ERA, 4.35 hits/9 allowed, 11.32 K/9.

Blue Moon Odom, Oakland A's: 1972, '73, '74 ALCS, World Series: 1.07 ERA in 42 innings, 5 total earned runs allowed, 4.71 hits/9 allowed.

Obviously, this is but a small sample size of pitchers that have put up very good postseason numbers. There are many more that have performed well, but these are a few that people may not have known about.

(* = Minimum 20 Innings)

When Andy Roddick lost to Roger Federer at the U.S. Open last night, it was the continuation of an unfortunate trend for him. Roddick's career record against Federer now stands at 1-14, for a .066 winning percentage.

While this news must be disconcerting for Roddick and his fans, there are some baseball fans who feel a similar despair when their teams play a certain opponent.

In honor of Roddick's wretched record, here is a look at the 10 worst winning percentages in head-to-head match-ups in Major League Baseball history.

(Criteria: Records from 1901 through 2007, with a minimum of 162 head-to-head games, in the regular season only. Data from BaseballReference.com)

1) Tampa Bay Devil Rays: 54-109, .331 vs. New York Yankees

2) Tampa Bay Devil Rays: 56-107, .344 vs. Boston Red Sox

3) Texas Rangers: 226-351, .392 vs. Baltimore Orioles

4) (Tie) Kansas City Royals: 167-244, .406 vs. New York Yankees and Texas Rangers: 236-345, .406 vs. New York Yankees

6) (Tie) Oakland/Philadelphia/Kansas City A's: 755-100, .407 vs. New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners: 174-253, .407 vs. Oakland A's

8) St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles: 825-1193, .409 vs. New York Yankees

9) Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins: 760-1088, .411 vs. New York Yankees

10) Philadelphia Phillies: 762-1087, .412 vs. New York/San Francisco Giants

As you can see, the Yankees have proven to be problematic for some teams to beat. Those teams aren't alone, though. The Yankees have a .567 all-time winning percentage.

In fact, they have a .500 or better record against nearly every Major League franchise. Both the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds have a 2-1 record against the Yankees, representing the only two teams with a winning record against them in regular season match-ups.

It is Tuesday, which means that it is time for the weekly look around the world of message boards, and the douchebaggery that exists within.

NYYFans.com (New York Yankees): "Why is the media so in love with this years Tigers? Because they were overated last year too. what am i supposed to think when a team plays over its head and then we kill them all season and they go into the playoffs limping and didnt even win their division after leading the whole year ?? am i supposed to think thats a great team ??

As for this season well nobody couldve predicted their offense being this good. they simply werent this good last year. but again we will see what happens. i remember the 04 marlins and the 06 white sox starting off like gangbusters too and then both missing the playoffs." - donniesrecordholdsup

Blue Jay Way: "Cito Gaston was all business, as were the players. They expected to win. They had T-shirts saying 3 for 3 in '92. They knew from day 1 what they wanted to do, and when that happens, by all means, let them be. This is different, and that's why the manager needs to go. He can't change this now - someone else has to. Mike Hargrove??" - patientlywaiting

Ranger Fans: "Any thoughts on a trade with detroit for texeira and gagne centered on a prospects package centering around andrew miller....hes pitched well in 4 starts this year." - Teixeira Fan

Oakball (Oakland A's): "The offical bobby crosby sucks ass thread
If you hate bobby crosby and think he is horrible this is the thread for you!
Post your hate here!
I'll start......
Bobby crosby is a pussy bitch who cant hit above .235 to save his life." - linusalf

BallParkGuys.com (Washington Nationals): "I feel our future is bright and predict w/in 5 years the Nats will be competing for 1st in the NL East every year and (judging by our avid fan base) will be considered one of the top BB towns in the league." - Bay Nats

North Side Baseball (Chicago Cubs): "It would be just like the Cards to continue playing better for the rest of the season in spite of the obvious problems they have. St. Louis, the city of magic pixie dust." - Soul

(DOTD Editor's Note: As an StL resident and Cards fan, I would like to address this rumor - we do not have pixie dust in the air. Thank you for your attention. Now back to the douchebags.)

Giants Talk: "It seems to me that to have success, Zito needs to do two things:
(a) Not walk batters.
(b) Not throw hanging curveballs." - LondonStatto

Sox Talk (Chicago White Sox): "My first trade would be Dye and Garland to the Dodgers for Billingsley, Broxton and Kemp. My next trade would be Contreras and Iguchi to the Mets for Pelfrey, Heilman, and Milledge. My last trade is Brian Anderson to Arizona for Orlando Hudson." - Lemon 44

ESPN.com (Kansas City Royals): "No way I trade Zack Greinke at this point. There is too much upside and this kid is still young enough to unload him for someone like Lastings Milledge. I don't think I'd even do it for Teixeira." - desertfan