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Hey, why not try for $22M.

 

Its a win-win. If they give it to him, he just cashed in at how old!? and if they don't, he hangs it up.

 

Worth a shot.

 

Clemens was the best pitcher I've ever seen; it was a pleasure watching his career.

 

Top 10 pitcher of all time? Let the debate begin. :drink

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QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Jan 18, 2005 -> 06:17 PM)
Hey, why not try for $22M.

 

Its a win-win.  If they give it to him, he just cashed in at how old!? and if they don't, he hangs it up.

 

Worth a shot.

 

Clemens was the best pitcher I've ever seen; it was a pleasure watching his career. 

 

Top 10 pitcher of all time?  Let the debate begin. :drink

 

First ballot HOFer, no doubt. Top 10 all time? No way in hell.

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QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 18, 2005 -> 06:33 PM)
Gimmie a few to look a little closer.

Off the top of my head...

 

Nolan Ryan

Cy Young

Sandy Kofax

Christy Mathewson

Walter Johnson

Warren Spahn

Steve Carlton

Tom Seaver

Randy Johnson

 

 

I would have also put Pedro and Greg Maddux ahead of him from this generation on a career basis.

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QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jan 19, 2005 -> 12:36 AM)
As I look at the numbers It's really hard to compare the eras.

Clemens is 2nd in K's and 9th in W's, but not on the map in ERA.

 

It's really hard to compare.

All time, though? Runs scored have gone up a lot, and he pitched for most of his career in the AL. Can't really compare him straight era. Looking at era+, he's tied for 12th all-time, and looking at the names ahead of him, I'd definitely move a few people below him based on other criteria. Off the top of my head I'd say he's definitely top-10, but I'd need to do some more work to back that up.

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QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Jan 18, 2005 -> 06:48 PM)
All time, though?  Runs scored have gone up a lot, and he pitched for most of his career in the AL.  Can't really compare him straight era.  Looking at era+, he's tied for 12th all-time, and looking at the names ahead of him, I'd definitely move a few people below him based on other criteria.  Off the top of my head I'd say he's definitely top-10, but I'd need to do some more work to back that up.

That's why I was saying it's hard to compare all the SP's from different eras.

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QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jan 18, 2005 -> 06:49 PM)
That's why I was saying it's hard to compare all the SP's from different eras.

 

Its impossible to do numbers comparisions based on different generations. I look more at how a pitcher stands out of his own group. That's why Greg Maddux is on my list. His numbers are so much better than just about anyone of this generation.

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