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

[kairos12]

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.

[htuttle]

1. Rollie Fingers

[Jamastiene]

3. Seconded.

I was getting ready to take the same thing. I will just second your suggestion.

[Sherman A1]

2. Although not a baseball fan of any kind

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]

6. He was simply as tough a ballplayer who ever

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

[mikeargo]

4. Mariano Rivera

[brokephibroke]

16. No doubt

My choice too

[gibraltar72]

5. Denny McClain

[Kingofalldems]

37. In his prime, not the Denny McClain who came to DC.

[brewens]

7. Is the batter RH or LH? That would make a big difference. n/t

[kairos12]

8. You are right about that. You can pick a pitcher for either side

if you want.

[world wide wally]

9. I think Jarred Kushner can do anything.... So I pick him

[kairos12]

11. I just laughed and threw up in my mouth at the same time.

[cachukis]

10. Bob Gibson. The baddest inside corner duster.

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

[kairos12]

12. He pitched on the black. He ignored the entire expanse of white coloring on the plate.

[Princess Turandot]

13. Mariano (R) or Andy Pettitte (L)

[Bleacher Creature]

14. Greg Maddux

He's the least likely to put a pitch in the wrong spot.

[kairos12]

15. Also a superb fielder.

[Bleacher Creature]

17. 18 Gold Gloves?!?!

I knew it was a lot, but that's insane!

I miss baseball.

[ms liberty]

19. This. Totally this. One of the smartest pitchers to ever play the game

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.

[ace3csusm]

18. Sandy Koufax

One of the best ever

[The Polack MSgt]

20. Against today's hitters?

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

[kairos12]

21. Sorry. Gibson was really my only choice.

[Brother Buzz]

22. I'd put up the one pitcher that terrified Ted Williams

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]

23. no way he threw 168mph

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]

24. 105mph

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]

25. with correct for radar

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]

29. String the first letters of the subhead together of George Plimpton's piece for a clue

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.

[aeromanKC]

26. Satchel Paige

[Sophiegirl]

27. Walter Johnson

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]

28. I'm going with Eddie Cicotte or RA Dickey

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]

30. Randy Johnson...

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]

33. That's a classic!

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

[kozar]

34. my first thought also

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



Koz

[DEbluedude]

31. Nolan Ryan

[beachbumbob]

32. Wilbur Wood/Hoyt Wilhelm

They made the best look silly swinging at their knuckleball

[kairos12]

35. My only quibble with your choice

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

[beachbumbob]

36. always a possibility with a knuckleballer