If you had One Game To Save Your Life...

[Mistaken4193]

I have a new one. Madison Bumgarner

 

[4down20]

Nolan Ryan

 

[williewilliejuan]

Nolan Ryan

That would kinda be like playing Russian Roulette with bullets in three out of six chambers.

 

[4down20]

That would kinda be like playing Russian Roulette with bullets in three out of six chambers.

I quit watching baseball on a regular basis when they went on strike in the early 90's and he was the best pitcher I ever saw.

Seems like a solid choice to me.

 

[steveringo]

It becomes a very interesting comparison when you look at it closer....

Pedro over his career of 2827 innings had a 154 ERA+, 1.05 WHIP and 4.15 K/BB.

Johnson by comparison had 1300 more innings than Pedro, but if you break it down, he had a 2775 inning stretch (close to Pedro's career total) from 1993-2005 where he had a 160 ERA+, 1.08 WHIP and 4.28 K/BB.

So basically, Johnson had a Pedro-like 'career' within his career, with an additional 1300 innings of being mediocre for the most part.

Yep, I noticed that... And I noticed he had some relatively mediocre years before Alex Rodriguez joined the team.... And, he got better after the age of 35 much like Roger Clemens.... And, he played well into his 40's just like Barry Bonds...

 

[steveringo]

I quit watching baseball on a regular basis when they went on strike in the early 90's and he was the best pitcher I ever saw.

Seems like a solid choice to me.

He pitched for a long time - and back then, the news only reported the highlights, so most people only saw the good stuff. He had many more average years than good years (and quite a few below average years). Referencing a half-loaded game of russian roulette is actually a nice analogy.... His strike out totals, longevity, and no-hitters are the main reasons he is overrated. (And, that is not saying he was not good. Most reasononable people would still have him in the top 25 or 30 of all time).