He was amazin', like those Mets
by sprack (2019-08-23 11:33:20)
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In reply to: Arguably Top 5 all-time.  posted by ferndog

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Even at the end of his career when he was with the White Sox, and he didn't have his best stuff anymore, he got by on smarts.

Textbook throwing motion, too, especially how he "pitched with his legs", which is why he never had arm trouble.

He was one of those guys who you wondered how he could not have been a unanimous HOF selection.

98.8% 1st ballot; highest all-time til Mariano Rivera (100%)
by ferndog  (2019-08-23 12:46:50)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

And yes...I wanna know who the morons were that left him off their ballot that 1st year.
The Kid - 437/440 Seaver - 425/430 *
by TripleDomer  (2019-08-23 14:15:21)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

The other 3 must’ve held off because of his use of
by gozer  (2019-08-24 23:09:30)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

performance enhancing brain and nerve tonic.
Noooooo! My childhood hero reduced to ashes. *
by ferndog  (2019-08-23 14:22:07)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I think Griffey was a bit higher. *
by SorinBasement  (2019-08-23 13:41:49)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post