Opinion Question
2007-05-10 11:10:12 · 15 answers · asked by Nick L 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
clemens because hes not a diva like pedro is. pedro thinks he runs the team.clemens pitches every 5th day and makes no excuses and he just flat out sells tickets wherever he goes everybody is willing to pay to see him pitch even now at age 44
2007-05-10 15:06:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pedro in a landslide. While I admit Clemens will have better career stats, when in their primes Pedro was 10 time better...
Pedro's five seasons in Boston, statistically, are the greatest five years for any pitcher in the history of the league. I saw a tv program about it. The only pitcher who comes close to matching pedro for these five years was Sandy Koufax.
When we're talking the history of the game, and the thousands and thousands of pitchers who have laced up their spikes, and Pedro and Koufax are the final two mentioned for the most superior "primes", Clemens is on the outside looking in.
2007-05-10 13:38:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pedro. He's more involved with the team. At least he shows up for the games he's not pitching. Try to get Clemens to do that. Not gonna happen. And Pedro is a fun guy to have around the clubhouse, that's always a plus.
2007-05-10 16:31:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pedro Martinez could really dominate a game and threw many more pitches whereas Clemens could really only beat you with a splitter and a fastball. While neither has thrown a no-hitter, there were season Martinez was really dominate, and Clemens was great in 1986, and pretty good a lot of years. I would take Martinez.
2007-05-10 13:27:51 · answer #4 · answered by Patrick M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pedro Martinez
2007-05-10 11:16:58 · answer #5 · answered by Antwaan M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Without a doubt Roger Clemens. He has flawless mechanics, great control, a 95+ fastball and a good curveball too work with plus he isn't afraid to challenge hitters nor pitch them high and tight. He wasn't called the 'Rocket' for nothing and had his best seasons not with the Yankees or Red Sox but when he was with the Blue Jays in 97-98 (272 K's in 1997) plus he has 348 wins in his career. I would take him over Pedro any day.
2007-05-10 14:44:33 · answer #6 · answered by Steve S 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
height one million. Pedro, and that is not incredibly close 2. Maddux 3. Clemens 4. Johnson occupation one million. Clemens 2. Maddux 3. Johnson 4. Pedro Irrational, unfounded hatred thereof one million. Clemens 2. Pedro 3. Johnson 4. Maddux
2017-01-09 15:00:10 · answer #7 · answered by ferdinanda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was Clemens' prime solely with Boston, or did his prime also include his stint with Toronto and his first stint with the Yankees?
The answer to that question determines which pitcher I'd rather have in their prime because the only time I was a Clemens fan was when he was with the Red Sox.
2007-05-10 11:48:43 · answer #8 · answered by Judge Ghis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I needed an ace for one season, I'd take peak Pedro. What he did in 1999 and 2000 was jaw-droppingly historic.
If I'm about to offer a five-year contract, I go with Clemens.
Pedro has demonstrated some fragility that Rocket, who has pretty much always been an ox (in a good way), avoids.
2007-05-10 11:18:07 · answer #9 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I loved the classic Boston vs. Yankees games when Pedro pitched. There was nothing better.
Pedro all the way in my book. He was a conductor on that mound in his prime.
2007-05-10 12:14:56 · answer #10 · answered by Jersey Joe 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋