Who is your favorite pitcher and why?

Answer 1

Greg Maddux because he never had the blistering fastball that all the pro scouts look for these days. We may never see a pitcher who can do more with "average" stuff than Maddux has done during his career.

Answer 2

Tough question. I like a couple that people have mentioned. Clemens has been tough for many years. Having grown up in Boston he was always the man. It is hard to top two 20 strike out nights.

Even as a Red Sox fan, I can say that Rivera is the best closer ever. It hurts, but I can say it. I like Paplebon now.....potentially the next Rivera.

Chris Carpenter is my favorite current player. He is an amazing pitcher, but manly this is personal since he is from New Hampshire.

But all time....hmmmm.....I will throw out a new name. Bob Gibson. I have never heard of anyone (outside of Bob Ueker) who liked to face Gibson. There is a story out there that his roommate was traded and the first time he faced him he knocked him down just to let hime know he was now the enemy. The next time up, he knocked him down again, just to make sure the guy knew he wasn't kidding. That is good stuff.

Answer 3

Greg Maddux. Although he bailed on the Cubs for those damn Braves for a while, he came back home.

He's an intelligent pitcher that was able to adapt himself from a young pitcher with some decent stuff to an even more dominating, savvy, thinking man's pitcher. He has a game plan for each individual hitter. The man does his homework & is a student of the game.

Answer 4

Pedro Martinez...only pitcher that has a choice between his 5 great pitches. Will end up with better winning percentage than all the other hall of fame starters and would have more wins this season if not for crappy met support at his starts.

Answer 5

I've got to go old school, I still idolize Sandy Koufax. The very first game I saw was his last. I was 4 years old and it was the 1966 World Series. The man had such a fantastic 5 year run. Arthritis ended his career at 30, but man would I have loved to see him pitch a few more years!

Answer 6

Starter - Roger Clemens -don't F with the Rocket.
Closer - Mariano Rivera -once went from early July through the World Series without giving up a run.

Answer 7

Andy Pettite. He is by far the most under appreciated pitchers in the majors. Yes, he isn't having the season he normally has this year, but 4 world series titles, near the top of postseason wins, his pick-off move, almost has 200 wins aleady, great winning percentage, still young, good guy in community, almost won Cy Young award twice. Mark my word, if he keeps going, he will end up w/ 300 wins & Hall of Fame and nobody will see it coming.

Answer 8

It's a tie between the "aces" of the Cincinnati Reds. Aaron Harang & Bronson Arroyo. Combined for 15 (I think) wins between the two of them, a fairly low ERA, and a whole slew of strikeouts. Harang ranks fourth in the big leagues with 99 k's (Arroyo has 75), Arroyo is fifth in the bigs in ERA (2.51 - Harang is holding at 3.92), Arroyo's 5th in the bigs with 8 wins, Harang's tied for 18th with 7. Between them they've only walked 45 batters. Arroyo has 1 complete game, Harang has 2. It's a shame they can't go deeper and it's a horrid shame the bullpen has ruined a lot of good starts for them.

Answer 9

Josh Beckett for 21st century pitchers. Sandy Koufax from the 20th century.

Never saw him play but heard he was awesome

Answer 10

Rollie Fingers...2 words: Handlebar Mustache.

Answer 11

Curt Schilling