IMHO,,

Nolan Ryan, the Best ever...



A Texan don't ya know !!


wheel,

Bob Gibson

Gibsaon was Great but Ryan was better...


wheel,

Gibason = Gibson

Gibson was so dominate, they lowered the mound after the 1968(?) season.

When they change the game because you are too good at it, that means you were The Man.

I did enjoy the babysitting job Ryan did on Robin Ventura.

Pitcher of Margaritas

Greg Maddux
4 consecutive Cy Young Awards
During that time he had a 75-29 record with a 1.98 ERA. Won at least 15 games in 17 consecutive seasons.

Ryan & Maddox were GREAT pitchers ...

I'll go with 8track.
Bob Gibson changed the game. Ryan had almost 300 LOSES. 'nuf said.

Ryan played from 1966 till 1993,

Um, 300 loses over that time is a pretty good ratio,,,


wheel,

Hard to pick just one so I will give you some great oness:

Bob Gibson
Sandy Koufax
Nolan Ryan
Tom Seaver
Greg Maddux

All big game pitchers....any one of them would be a selection for "Greatest" ever.

Charlie

Steve Carlton is a strong candidate as well, IMO

Great list Charlie.

I gotta add...

Andy Messerschmidt
Randy Johnson
Rollie Fingers
Jack Billingham


The tandem of Ryan and Tanana was awesome to watch as a kid.

Tom Seaver was always my favorite pitcher.

Add Danielle Lawrie. 2009 pwnage of the NCAA. 42-8 record in 2009, 0.97 ERA, 521 SOs in 352.2 innings. Pitched back-to-back games in single days, including one that went something like 15 innings. 21 shutouts, including 2 no-hitters and 4 one-hitters. USA softball player of the year for 2009, leading the Huskies to their first ever national championship. Went 5-1 with an ERA of 1.88 in the Softball World Series, and also hit a grand slam and had five RBIs. Struck out 24 batters in a 15 inning game. Went 90 scoreless innings at one point.


How that woman's arm is even still attached to her body is a mystery to me. She just dominated other teams and kept throwing innings like she was a friggin' robot.

Thought I'd choose a more unconventional reply. Listing all of her stats would take several inches of space here. For the rest of the story, go to

http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/lawrie_danielle00.html 

Add Danielle Lawrie. 2009 pwnage of the NCAA. 42-8 record in 2009, 0.97 ERA, 521 SOs in 352.2 innings. Pitched back-to-back games in single days, including one that went something like 15 innings. 21 shutouts, including 2 no-hitters and 4 one-hitters. USA softball player of the year for 2009, leading the Huskies to their first ever national championship. Went 5-1 with an ERA of 1.88 in the Softball World Series, and also hit a grand slam and had five RBIs. Struck out 24 batters in a 15 inning game. Went 90 scoreless innings at one point.


How that woman's arm is even still attached to her body is a mystery to me. She just dominated other teams and kept throwing innings like she was a friggin' robot.

Thought I'd choose a more unconventional reply. Listing all of her stats would take several inches of space here. For the rest of the story, go to

http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/lawrie_danielle00.html 

*sigh* Just not my month...

" The Best Pitcher in the Last 50 Years ??? "

The one that is full of Mai Bock.

Tom Seaver, Jim Palmer, Steve Carlton, Luis Tiant, The Rocket..

Who has more Cy Young's than Roger Clemens?

Nobody. (7)

That said, who has more no hitters than Nolan Ryan?

Nobody. (7)

That said, who was more dominant (not dominate, mind you, that's a verb... dominant is an adjective, which is what previous posters were looking for... fcuking idiot douche nozzles who don't know their grammar)

Sandy Koufax?

Nobody.


There's your three, folks.

Sandy Koufax - NO CONTEST of course you have to old enough to have seen him pitch to really appreciate him..

If they had managed his pitch count the way they do today heaven knows how many games he could have won... The guy used to pitch over 300 innings a season in his prime!!!

Then Gibson...