In any team, any time, but please give me a rotation that has actually existed. I mean, don't name players from different eras or different teams. That would be easy!
2006-08-01 16:36:48 · 17 answers · asked by Cosechero 4 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Sorry, so what's the best you have seen?
2006-08-01 16:43:01 · update #1
Definitely the 1971 Orioles. They had Mike Cuellar (won 20 games), Pat Dobson (won 20 games), Jim Palmer (won 20 games), and Dave McNally (won 21 games). They only had a four-man rotation. It is probably the only team that will ever have four 20 game winners. (Palmer is the only hall-of-famer, though.) I think only two other teams have had three 20 game winners in history. You would need two super dominant pitchers on a team today just to have two. Probably the best bet for that in upcoming years is Johan Santana and Francisco Liriano of the Twins.
2006-08-01 17:03:49 · answer #1 · answered by rybigdawg 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Bob Feller Cleveland Indians Sandy Koufax Brooklyn Dodgers alleviation Pitcher: Mariano Rivera ny Ynakees Catfish Hunter Oakland Athletics Denny McClain Detroit Tigers Whitey Ford ny Ynkees Bob Gibson St Louis Cardinals
2016-11-27 20:05:48 · answer #2 · answered by daies 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There have been some great pitching staffs mentioned already, thought I would add one or two more.
Cleveland Indians - 1954 - 111-43
SP- Early Wynn 23-11 - 2.73
SP- Bob Lemon 23-7 - 2.72
SP- Mike Garcia 19-8 - 2.64
SP- Art Houtteman 15-7 - 3.35
SP- Bob Feller 13-3 - 3.09
RP- Don Mossi 6-1 - 1.94
RP- Ray Narleski 3-3 - 2.22
RP- Hal Newhouser 7-2 - 2.51
Los Angeles Dodgers - 1965
Koufax - Drysdale - Osteen - Etc - Allowed 521 runs in 162 games(3.216) - the 54 Indians gave up 504 in 154 games(3.273) - the 71 Orioles 530 in 162 games(3.272)
2006-08-01 19:19:59 · answer #3 · answered by jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite rotation was back in the late 70's when the Houston Astros had:
J.R. Richard, a 6'8" righthander who could throw 98 mph fastball and had monster drop-curve, which he threw with the same motion.
Nolan Ryan, who could throw even harder.
And Joe Niekro...who had a very good knuckleball, which he threw about 99% of the time.
A team would come in for a three game series, and have to face Richards....then Niekro....then Ryan. Apparently the Astrodome was a great place for a knuckleball pitcher, because it was enclosed...and the air conditioners would create all types of shifting air pockets and currents...which would make the knuckler dance around like a butterfly on drugs. Niekro (sandwiched between two flame-throwers) would really screw up a team's timing...and lots of players would have mysterious twinges and aches the day Niekro pitched, and beg their manager for a game off.
Don't know who the fourth starter was...
2006-08-01 16:51:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say the Braves either the 1996 or the 1999 rotation. After that year Smoltz never started again until 2004.
1999
Tom Glavine
Greg Maddux
Kevin Millwood
Odalis Perez
John Smoltz
1996
Steve Avery
Tom Glavine
Greg Maddux
John Smoltz
They didn't have a fifth starter
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1996&t=ATL
2006-08-01 18:03:55 · answer #5 · answered by seattle_slew_champ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 1986 Mets
Bob Ojeda
Dwight Gooden
Sid Fernandez
Ron Darling
Rick Agulera
Among them, their record was 75-32 with an ERA of 3.20
2006-08-01 18:23:47 · answer #6 · answered by Jeffrey M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2000 New York Yankees World Series winning team.
Roger Clemens, David Cone, El Duque, Andy Pettite and Denny Neagle
Clemens is a legend and played great in 2000
David Cone was one of the most solid pitchers in Yankee history
El Duque or "The Savior" was just that, he just won games.
Andy Pettite was the stopper, the Yanks would never lose too many games in a row because Pettite was amazing after Yankee losses.
Neagle was alright, nothing spectacular but he worked.
All of this with Mariano Rivera in the bullpen to close and Nelson or Stanton to set-up. Unstoppable; that's why they won 114 regular season games.
2006-08-01 18:02:25 · answer #7 · answered by gonepostal18 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1931 A's
Rube Walberg 20-12
George Earnshaw 21-7
Lefty Grove 31-4
Roy Mahaffey 15-4
Waite Hoyt 10-5
total 97-32
Although I have trouble arguing against
71 Orioles
54 Indians
93-99 Braves (best ever over period of more than a couple of years)
2006-08-02 01:19:50 · answer #8 · answered by ifearall 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Cubs had a good one a couple of years ago. 2004 I think.
Mark Prior
Kerry Wood
Carlos Zambrono
Matt Clement
Greg Maddux
*ended up bein pretty overated
But I think the Braves of like 01 was the best of days.
John Smoltz
Greg Maddux
Tom Glavine
Kevin Millwood
(some other guy who was good but i cant remember his name)
Go Cards
2006-08-01 17:48:27 · answer #9 · answered by Devin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion it's:
2002-2003 Cubs
Prior, Zambrano, Wood, Clement
Don't remember the last guy, but this rotation was a gem nontheless
2006-08-01 17:01:25 · answer #10 · answered by Jay D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋