OT: Greatest Pitch of All-Time?
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I will say I expected at least one knuckleball on the list.
Who was the guy with SEVEN no hitters?
I might go with him.
I might go with him.
How in the F*** is Billy Wagner on this list but no Phil Neikro Knuckleball or Greg Maddux Changeup?
Curve gets no love. Loved seeing gooden’s and zito’s curve ball live.
Mike Scott splitter:
You can also put in there Ron Guidry's slider, these two were best I seen in my lifetime.
You can also put in there Ron Guidry's slider, these two were best I seen in my lifetime.
There are a lot of good ones- including Koufax curve but Rivera’s cutter has to be number 1. It was pretty much the only pitch he had and still no one could hit it...
never saw Niekro play, but I just loved watching Tim Wakefield and RA Dickey cause feared sluggers like A-Rod to spin themselves into the dirt trying to chase the knuckleball LOL
Rivera’s cutter used to make great hitters look bad.
We don't know about Walter Johnson or Satchel Paige but Billy Wagner's fastball was better then Nolan Ryan's? I think 5,741 strikeout victims may disagree.
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If bringing this up isn’t derserving a ban then I don’t know what is.
Still remember watching that f@cking pitch.
Best pitches in my era:
Best fastball...Nolan Ryan
Best Curve.....Don Sutton
Best slider....tie Rollie Fingers/ Dennis Eckersley.
Best Change up...tie Mario Soto/ Frank Viola
Best Sinker....Bruce Sutter
Knuckler...Phil Niekro
Best lefty....Steve Carlton
Scariest.....Lee Smith
Craziest....Joaquin Andujar
Slowest...Ed Lynch/Randy Jones
Best fielder....Jim Kaat
Nuttiest...Bill Lee/lots of fun off field
Best fastball...Nolan Ryan
Best Curve.....Don Sutton
Best slider....tie Rollie Fingers/ Dennis Eckersley.
Best Change up...tie Mario Soto/ Frank Viola
Best Sinker....Bruce Sutter
Knuckler...Phil Niekro
Best lefty....Steve Carlton
Scariest.....Lee Smith
Craziest....Joaquin Andujar
Slowest...Ed Lynch/Randy Jones
Best fielder....Jim Kaat
Nuttiest...Bill Lee/lots of fun off field
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But according to you, THAT'S ME!!!!!
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I would think this is always the most obvious- I am curious how JR Richard compared...
Who would be the guy with the best arsenal of top pitches? 3 or more - and maybe that would go along with the smartest or craftiest
I never hit off him, but I’d say his “ Cutter” is the best natural movement pitch in the history of the game.
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That is the thing...this guy threw this pitch for almost 20 years and no one could still hit it and you knew it was coming...I am sure you would agree- if N Ryan only had his fastball and that was all he threw 90% of the time, major league hitters would have been more successful then they were against MR.
I remember Andujar's meltdown in the 1985 World Series. He was a nut but he had some great quotes:
• “You know, I am very proud to stand here and talk to you in English, a language I don’t even know.”
• “You can’t worry if it’s cold; you can’t worry if it’s hot; you only worry if you get sick. Because then if you don’t get well, you die.”
• “It’s great to be alive because when you’re dead, you can’t drink beer.”
• “That’s why I don’t talk. Because I talk too much.”
• “How can I play baseball if I’m stupid? If I was stupid I wouldn’t have pitched in the World Series. I’d be playing ball in Mexico or Yugoslavia or on Pluto.”
• “My favorite word in English, and I love this word, is ‘youneverknow.’”
Here's the article. He really was crazy.
St. Louis Cardinals: Joaquin Andujar — Colorful, combative, unforgettable
The St. Louis Cardinals most flamboyant 1980s hurler left a legacy that still simmers. Remember the career and fire of Joaquin Andujar. Thirty years ago, o...
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