----- Original Message ----- From: "Gautam Mukunda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 9:59 PM Subject: Re: Sandy Kofax
> --- Doug Pensinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > What about Bob Gibson? > > > > Doug > > A good addition to the list. Not sure exactly where I > would put him. Not as good as Clemens or Seaver, but > up there with the others, definitely. > > Since I _know_ someone is going to mention Nolan Ryan > - not a chance. Ryan struck out a lot of people, and > he pitched _forever_. Definitely an inner circle Hall > of Famer. But he also walked an enormous number of > people. His career winning percentage (for example) > isn't actually all that high. IIRC Nolan Ryan never > won a _single_ Cy Young in his entire career. Clemens > has, I believe, 6. I remember seeing Ryan in his later Houston years. IIRC, he had one losing season (well maybe it was a 15-14 season) when he led the league in ERA. He would lose a number of 2-1 and 1-0 ballgames. It was amazing. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
