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kairos12

(13,356 posts) Tue May 12, 2020, 03:22 PM May 2020

ESPN conducted a poll once where they asked [View all]

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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ESPN conducted a poll once where they asked [View all] kairos12 May 2020 OP

Only the Mets would trade the best pitcher of a generation, never mind the face of a franchise. dem4decades May 2020 #1

They had the trio of Koosman, Seaver, and Ryan. That is Amazin. kairos12 May 2020 #2

The Orioles had a better staff with their 4 20-game winners. brush May 2020 #3

That is true. Still, the Mets beat them. kairos12 May 2020 #5

Well, you would mention that. brush May 2020 #7

As an aside. I saw Mike Cuellar pitch for the Astros when kairos12 May 2020 #8

Joe Morgan, later with the "Big, Red Machine." What a team. brush May 2020 #9

What about Koufax? Gibson had a record-low era in '67, and then there was McClain's... brush May 2020 #4

I once asked Bake McBride, the Rookie the Year in the NL in 1974, who the kairos12 May 2020 #6