Tue May 12, 2020, 03:22 PM
kairos12 (9,845 posts)
ESPN conducted a poll once where they asked
Hall of Famers Bob Gibson, Juan Marichal, Jim Palmer, Nolan Ryan, Steve Carlton, Bert Blyleven, and Don Sutton who was the best pitcher of their generation. They all agreed.
Tom Seaver.
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kairos12 | May 2020 | OP |
dem4decades | May 2020 | #1 | |
kairos12 | May 2020 | #2 | |
brush | May 2020 | #3 | |
kairos12 | May 2020 | #5 | |
brush | May 2020 | #7 | |
kairos12 | May 2020 | #8 | |
brush | May 2020 | #9 | |
brush | May 2020 | #4 | |
kairos12 | May 2020 | #6 |
Response to kairos12 (Original post)
Tue May 12, 2020, 03:32 PM
dem4decades (7,495 posts)
1. Only the Mets would trade the best pitcher of a generation, never mind the face of a franchise.
Response to dem4decades (Reply #1)
Tue May 12, 2020, 03:34 PM
kairos12 (9,845 posts)
2. They had the trio of Koosman, Seaver, and Ryan. That is Amazin.
Response to kairos12 (Reply #2)
Tue May 12, 2020, 04:24 PM
brush (34,021 posts)
3. The Orioles had a better staff with their 4 20-game winners.
Jim Palmer, Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar, and Pat Dobson
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Response to brush (Reply #3)
Tue May 12, 2020, 04:27 PM
kairos12 (9,845 posts)
5. That is true. Still, the Mets beat them.
Response to kairos12 (Reply #5)
Tue May 12, 2020, 04:57 PM
brush (34,021 posts)
7. Well, you would mention that.
Response to brush (Reply #7)
Tue May 12, 2020, 05:00 PM
kairos12 (9,845 posts)
8. As an aside. I saw Mike Cuellar pitch for the Astros when
the Astrodome opened in 1965. He played alongside my favorite ballplayer-Joe Morgan.
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Response to kairos12 (Reply #8)
Tue May 12, 2020, 05:29 PM
brush (34,021 posts)
9. Joe Morgan, later with the "Big, Red Machine." What a team.
Bench, Griffey,Rose, Morgan, Perez, Foster, Geronimo and Concepcion.
All of could swing the lumber. I liked Tony Perez and always wondered how he got the nickname "Doggie"? |
Response to kairos12 (Original post)
Tue May 12, 2020, 04:26 PM
brush (34,021 posts)
4. What about Koufax? Gibson had a record-low era in '67, and then there was McClain's...
30-win season.
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Response to brush (Reply #4)
Tue May 12, 2020, 04:30 PM
kairos12 (9,845 posts)
6. I once asked Bake McBride, the Rookie the Year in the NL in 1974, who the
toughest pitcher to hit was. Without hesitation he said Seaver. Of course this post Koufax and McClain. These pitchers are mainly talking of the 70s I think.
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