All time starting rotation

[ksushi]

This may have already been made but what the hell, I couldnt find it.

Whats your all time five man staff?

Mine:

Koufax
Matthewson
W.Johnson
Feller
Spahn

[yagsy]

How many lefties are ya gonna use? ;)

Mine:
Koufax
Matthewson
Guidry
Seaver or Cy Young
Spahn

[imgreat95]

ouch ouch ouch.... while I love the fact that you both listed my favorite pitcher of all time... and the one I consider to be the best ever... I do have a problem with you both spelling his last name wrong..;)

I also like you listing him over that Johnson guy in your list...;) You seeing that, Jaymez?? :D

[PopTop]

Five guys I never saw but who have pretty fair numbers:

Walter Johnson
Joe Wood
Lefty Grove
Christy Mathewson
Pete Alexander



Five guys I did see who had/have pretty good numbers:

Bob Gibson
Nolan Ryan
Don Drysdale
Randy Johnson
Roger Clemens

[yagsy]

Sorry there Shawn, I just copied his name above. :laff:

I forgot about Lefty Grove and Joe Wood.

I agree with the two lists Willie. I'll revise mine to what Willie wrote:

5 that I never saw but:

Koufax
Mathewson (Spelled it right this time)
Lefty Grove
Joe Wood
Warren Spahn

5 I did see:
Ron Guidry
Tom Seaver
Randy Johnson
Nolan Ryan
Steve Carlton

[Baseball Guru]

J.A., how can you NOT have Walter Johnson in your top 5??:eek:

He is the greatest of all-time!!

Top 5 all-time:
Walter Johnson
Mordecai Brown
Lefty Grove
Christy Mathewson
Pete Alexander

Top 5 I have seen:
Pedro Martinez
Roger Clemens
Randy Johnson
Nolan Ryan
Greg Maddux


I was real tempted to put Pedro in the top 5 of all-time.. His #'s for this era of baseball are just phenominal...

[Baseball Guru]

Here is another thread that was started a few years back that has some interesting views:
http://www.addictsports.com/baseball/showthread.php?t=2314&highlight=starting+rotation

[yagsy]

I'm looking a bit more into numbers in that, I like the history of the dominance of pitchers. I guess I'll do some more reading on Walter Johnson. :D

[Baseball Guru]

I guess I'll do some more reading on Walter Johnson. :D


J.A., check out this thread I started about 3 1/2 years ago:
http://www.addictsports.com/baseball/showthread.php?t=461&highlight=walter+johnson

[yagsy]

Thanks James, I enjoyed that thread. It was long so I wanted to spend time reading it. :D

What I find really amazing is that a mere $9 and the Pirates would have had one of the greatest pitchers of all time.

I do wish that we could see some of these players play. I'm fascinated with Honus Wagner and Pie Trainor for some reason. Not sure why :notme:

[imgreat95]

dont let jaymez fool you... christy mathewson is the greatest pitcher ever...

[yagsy]

Well, I don't take James as the end all/be all anyway ;)

That is why I admitted to Johnson being "one of the greatest" and I'm not necessarily sold on Johnson being the greatest. Besides, I think it depends on one's personal definition of "great". :D