strike out record. clemens is close but not much time left after him who would be next? your opinion?
2007-06-23 13:51:52 · 11 answers · asked by whynot 4 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I don't think so. Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson can go for second, but they can't beat Nolan Ryan's record. Ryan is amazing (playing until 46, pitching for 27 seasons, striking out more than 300 in a season six times, and striking out more than 200 in a season twelve times). Also, pitching today is a bit different. That feat will probably last for a very long time.
2007-06-23 14:05:56 · answer #1 · answered by sum1 w/ @n @nsw3r 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will probably not happen. Pitchers nowadays throw too hard and as it was mentioned before have always had health problems. Also the 5 man rotation pitchers will not start as many games as they did before. Another note to add, even if a pitcher pitches for 20 years, they need to average over 250Ks a year to get to Ryan's record -- and nowadays there's only a handful of pitchers to get 200 and no one gets close to 300 anymore.
2007-06-23 21:36:17 · answer #2 · answered by jackdupp1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clemens and Randy Johnson "HAD" the best chances, but with Clemens up & down retirement and Jonhsons continuing Back problems, it doesn't look like these guys have a shot. Currently no pitcher like that exists that looks like they might have a shot at the record.
2007-06-23 21:10:51 · answer #3 · answered by rehabtommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really like that young kid in Seattle, if he stays healthy and has a 20 yr career it might happen. (He's only like 20 or 21 right now and pitchers are pitching well into their 40s)
The D-train looked good for it a few years ago, but he's had injuries and plays in a bad market.
I'm thinking any of the kids from Oakland could do it. That system keeps turning out great players...too bad they go on to other teams. It's like the Oakland A's are the farm system to the rest of MLB.
Oh, and if Daniel Cabrera could ever fix his control issues, look out. Kid is Tall and Powerful. Just can't get it over the plate. Oh the O's...
2007-06-23 21:00:23 · answer #4 · answered by amanda t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Randy Johnson & Roger Clemens would have to stick around for a few more years before they even get close to Ryan's record so it's not going to happen anytime soon.
2007-06-23 20:55:38 · answer #5 · answered by Scooter_loves_his_dad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one. Today's pitchers don't have the intestinal fortitude. That record will hold like DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak.
I just read a story about Warren Spahn and Juan Marischal going head to head for 16 innings in a game. Willie Mays hit a home run in the bottom of the 16th to win it for SF 1-0. PItchers today can't go six innings.
2007-06-23 21:02:27 · answer #6 · answered by sean1201 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it does happen it won't be by anyone who plays today. Like Pete Rose and hit record or Ricky Henderson and stolen base record. Every 20 years or so a unique player comes along and shows us his talent on level never seen before. Currently no pitcher like that exists that can break the record, but I think somewhere down the road someone could come along and do it.
2007-06-23 21:10:40 · answer #7 · answered by Pat W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would be more impressed if someone ever broke Ryan's career walks record.
Because it takes a truly special level of bad, packaged with an immense amount of good, for someone to play baseball well enough (yet wild, inefficient, or ineffective enough) for long enough to approach such an unheralded standard.
Ryan's walks record will stand longer than his strikeouts record will.
2007-06-23 20:55:58 · answer #8 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Today starting pitchers get hurt to easy and they start every 5 games instead of 4.
2007-06-23 20:55:24 · answer #9 · answered by longd151515 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it's possible...but i doubt it'll happen for a while...a long while...looking at the players now...i mean there are many that can "turn it up" and have a shot at it...however i highly doubt it'll happen anytime soon...but many years ago i'm sure they said hank aaron's home run record would be impossible to pass and look at where we are now...
2007-06-23 21:24:32 · answer #10 · answered by Yogaflame 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋