2006-07-20 18:01:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
greg maddux, hes known to study big hitters prior to games and knows many guys weaknesses when he has the dreaded 0-2 count.
2006-07-20 23:15:38 · answer #1 · answered by lbcemt 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You want the "smartest" , that to me means not necessary the best, but the guy who got the most out of what he had and used his "smarts" to outwit batters...
The winner hands down is Gaylord Perry, 22 years, 314 wins and they never found out where he hid the vaseline. He finally confessed in his autobiography that he greased up his zipper, because the umpires would never check there...LOL..Even when he wasn't throwing the spitter, the hitters thought he was..
2006-07-21 02:00:06 · answer #2 · answered by jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read that Jim Palmer could remember every pitch he ever threw in precise detail. He also went against convention like he didn't mind walking batters if the percentages were in his favour, showing he could think for himself. I also read that Greg Maddux is also pretty bright. He has gotten many of his outs by outthinking the hitters rather than overwhelming them with great sfuff.
2006-07-21 03:25:27 · answer #3 · answered by grumble344 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at the stats for Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson. The modern day pitchers don't compare.
2006-07-21 01:15:26 · answer #4 · answered by angling_cyclist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pedro Martinez.
2006-07-21 01:24:09 · answer #5 · answered by will 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mariano Rivera.
2006-07-21 01:04:20 · answer #6 · answered by hpisfun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nolan Ryan.
2006-07-21 01:05:46 · answer #7 · answered by eyebum 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOLAN RYAN!!!!! #34!!!
I'm a HUGE Ryan fan!!
Him or Roger Clemens.
2006-07-21 01:21:09 · answer #8 · answered by *AstrosChick* 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well going back in history a bit...the great bambino!!!!the saultan of swat!!! the one the only babe ruuuuuuuuuuuuuth!
2006-07-21 01:05:49 · answer #9 · answered by promikey2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tom glavine and greg maddux
2006-07-21 01:14:12 · answer #10 · answered by captaincaknucklehead 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋