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kairos12

(13,248 posts)
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 01:22 PM Apr 2020

You need one pitcher to get one out against a great hitter. You are the manager of the

team and you can pick any pitcher from any era. You get the out, you win the World Series. Who do you pick?

I go with Bob Gipson. He had unbelievable stuff, and was tough competitor and man who ever played baseball. I hand him the ball with confidence.

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You need one pitcher to get one out against a great hitter. You are the manager of the (Original Post) kairos12 Apr 2020 OP
Rollie Fingers htuttle Apr 2020 #1
Seconded. Jamastiene Apr 2020 #3
Although not a baseball fan of any kind Sherman A1 Apr 2020 #2
He was simply as tough a ballplayer who ever kairos12 Apr 2020 #6
Mariano Rivera mikeargo Apr 2020 #4
No doubt brokephibroke Apr 2020 #16
Denny McClain gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #5
In his prime, not the Denny McClain who came to DC. Kingofalldems Apr 2020 #37
Is the batter RH or LH? That would make a big difference. n/t brewens Apr 2020 #7
You are right about that. You can pick a pitcher for either side kairos12 Apr 2020 #8
I think Jarred Kushner can do anything.... So I pick him world wide wally Apr 2020 #9
I just laughed and threw up in my mouth at the same time. kairos12 Apr 2020 #11
Bob Gibson. The baddest inside corner duster. cachukis Apr 2020 #10
He pitched on the black. He ignored the entire expanse of white coloring on the plate. kairos12 Apr 2020 #12
Mariano (R) or Andy Pettitte (L) Princess Turandot Apr 2020 #13
Greg Maddux Bleacher Creature Apr 2020 #14
Also a superb fielder. kairos12 Apr 2020 #15
18 Gold Gloves?!?! Bleacher Creature Apr 2020 #17
This. Totally this. One of the smartest pitchers to ever play the game ms liberty Apr 2020 #19
Sandy Koufax ace3csusm Apr 2020 #18
Against today's hitters? The Polack MSgt Apr 2020 #20
Sorry. Gibson was really my only choice. kairos12 Apr 2020 #21
I'd put up the one pitcher that terrified Ted Williams Brother Buzz Apr 2020 #22
no way he threw 168mph ace3csusm Apr 2020 #23
105mph ace3csusm Apr 2020 #24
with correct for radar ace3csusm Apr 2020 #25
String the first letters of the subhead together of George Plimpton's piece for a clue Brother Buzz Apr 2020 #29
Satchel Paige aeromanKC Apr 2020 #26
Walter Johnson Sophiegirl Apr 2020 #27
I'm going with Eddie Cicotte or RA Dickey JackintheGreen Apr 2020 #28
Randy Johnson... Moostache Apr 2020 #30
That's a classic! roscoeroscoe Apr 2020 #33
my first thought also kozar Apr 2020 #34
Nolan Ryan DEbluedude Apr 2020 #31
Wilbur Wood/Hoyt Wilhelm beachbumbob Apr 2020 #32
My only quibble with your choice kairos12 Apr 2020 #35
always a possibility with a knuckleballer beachbumbob Apr 2020 #36

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
2. Although not a baseball fan of any kind
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 01:25 PM
Apr 2020

When I read the subject line of your post in the Latest Threads the only one to pick from my limited knowledge was Bob Gibson.

kairos12

(13,248 posts)
6. He was simply as tough a ballplayer who ever
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 01:29 PM
Apr 2020

laced about spikes. I think even Ty Cobb would take a sick day against him.

cachukis

(2,667 posts)
10. Bob Gibson. The baddest inside corner duster.
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 01:37 PM
Apr 2020

Batter box sand was always moister when he was on the mound.

ms liberty

(9,826 posts)
19. This. Totally this. One of the smartest pitchers to ever play the game
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 02:37 PM
Apr 2020

I got to see him pitch at the Ted, against Pedro Martinez. He was amazing. Glavine pitched the next day, IIRC, and it was when Smoltzy was a closer so we got to see him too. We won both games we saw that weekend.

The Polack MSgt

(13,425 posts)
20. Against today's hitters?
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 05:40 PM
Apr 2020

Kent Tekulve - the 1978 version.

Nobody today would have the patience or vision to not strike out or pop up.

Against a great hitter from any other era?

Well Bob Gibson is taken by the OP so I choose Mariano Rivers

Brother Buzz

(37,795 posts)
22. I'd put up the one pitcher that terrified Ted Williams
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 02:03 PM
Apr 2020
Steve Dalkowski

Few people knew Dalkowski because he had extreme difficulty controlling his pitches and he never made it up to the Big Game, but EVERYONE in Spring Training games agree he was wicked scary fast. He often walked more batters than he struck out, and many times his pitches would go wild — sometimes so wild that they ended up in the stands. Batters found the combination of extreme velocity and lack of control intimidating.




That, or Sidd Finch with his blistering 168 MPH fastball.

ace3csusm

(969 posts)
23. no way he threw 168mph
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 12:03 AM
Apr 2020

That just doesn't seem possible since no who pitched in majors ever came close to those speed, randy Johnson, nolan Ryan Bob Gibson at best threw around 100mph

ace3csusm

(969 posts)
24. 105mph
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 12:05 AM
Apr 2020

As of 2018, Chapman owned the record for the fastest pitch ever officially clocked at 105.1 MPH. The top shelf closer/set-up man recorded that feat on September 24, 2013, in a game against the San Diego Padres.

ace3csusm

(969 posts)
25. with correct for radar
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 12:07 AM
Apr 2020

The Cuban Missile, Aroldis Chapman, may have thrown a 105.1 mph fastball in 2010 to set a Major League record, but (SPOILER ALERT) when you correct for radar gun placement, Nolan Ryan's legendary 1974 heater clocked at 100.9 was really the top speed ever, at a blazing 108.5 miles per hour.

Brother Buzz

(37,795 posts)
29. String the first letters of the subhead together of George Plimpton's piece for a clue
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 12:42 AM
Apr 2020
He's a pitcher, part yogi and part recluse. Impressively liberated from our opulent life-style, Sidd’s deciding about yoga

https://www.si.com/mlb/2014/10/15/curious-case-sidd-finch



My wife and George Plimpton were cousins, and when I met her family, I was gobsmacked to learn nobody knew who Sidd Finch was.

Sophiegirl

(2,338 posts)
27. Walter Johnson
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 12:26 AM
Apr 2020
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Johnson

Walter Perry Johnson (November 6, 1887 – December 10, 1946), nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators (1907–1927). He later served as manager of the Senators from 1929 through 1932 and of the Cleveland Indians from 1933 through 1935.[1]

Often thought of as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, Johnson established several pitching records, some of which remain unbroken nine decades after he retired from baseball. He remains by far the all-time career leader in shutouts with 110,[2] second in wins with 417, and fourth in complete games with 531. He held the career record in strikeouts for nearly 56 years, with 3,508, from the end of his career in 1927 until the 1983 season, when three players (Steve Carlton, Nolan Ryan and Gaylord Perry) finally passed the mark. Johnson was the only player in the 3,000 strikeout club (achieved July 22, 1923) until Bob Gibson recorded his 3,000th strikeout on July 17, 1974. Johnson led the league in strikeouts a Major League record 12 times—one more than current strikeout leader Nolan Ryan—including a record eight straight seasons.[3] He is the only pitcher in major league history to record over 400 wins and strike out over 3,500 batters.

In 1936, Johnson was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its "first five" inaugural members. His gentle nature was legendary, and to this day he is held up as an example of good sportsmanship, while his name has become synonymous with friendly competition.

JackintheGreen

(2,036 posts)
28. I'm going with Eddie Cicotte or RA Dickey
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 12:30 AM
Apr 2020

One pitcher, fresh stuff? Knuckleballer for sure. Cicotte because he invented the damn thing and Dickey, well, he was never the best knuckleballer, but he confused the hell out of modern hitters.

Moostache

(10,163 posts)
30. Randy Johnson...
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 12:48 AM
Apr 2020

6' 11" and when he released the pitch he was inside 59' from plate...and had a deadly slider!



(Ok...bad joke, but I am starting to talk to the cat already, so I am going to say he was a bad influence on me...)

roscoeroscoe

(1,605 posts)
33. That's a classic!
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 05:54 AM
Apr 2020

Love it. My choice would be Madison Bumgardner, although The Freak was a Giant badass as well.

kozar

(2,851 posts)
34. my first thought also
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 06:29 AM
Apr 2020

I would go for some 6'10" fire who's release point seems to be the first base dugout!



Koz


kairos12

(13,248 posts)
35. My only quibble with your choice
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 01:24 PM
Apr 2020

is perhaps a dropped third strike to the backstop and put the runner on first.

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