Bonderman38 Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 (edited) In my biased opinion, I would say Verlander and Bonderman. For other teams, I would have to say Martinez, Hudson, and Willis. (I've had a short lifetime...) Edited July 22, 2006 by Bonderman38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 (edited) Greg Maddux is just special. He is the true meaning of a "pitcher." But my favorites personally growing up were Blackjack McDowell, Carlos Perez (I loved his funky motion as well as Irabu) Kevin Brown and Bret Saberhagen. I was never really into pitchers growing up though. My little brother does fit the mold of a Maddux though which I want him to duplicate. (I wouldn't have him duplicate any other true pitcher.) Edited July 22, 2006 by SoxAce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayitaintso Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 My favorite pitchers are Shingo and Tim Wakefield. But off the record my favorite player during my lifetime is Coco Crisp hands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxfan1986 Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 06:21 PM) Mariano; not so much. Hoffman on the other hand hells yeah, you gott appreciate a guy who can close out games for a decade with nothing more than a mid to upper 90's fastball and a changeup. Others have tried but not many have succeeded, hoffman will always be a fav of mine. As will Jeff Zimmerman, it's so sad that his career had to end the way it did, the guy was lights out in '01 and was never to be seen from again. What happened to Zimmerman, just injuries? I'll have to say Tom Glavine, followed by Pedro. Other guys are buehrle and Santana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Fergie Jenkins. The guy was FUN to watch when I was a kid. 6 straight 20-win seasons (1967-72), and a 25-win season for Texas two years after that. Bob Gibson was an intimidator, plain and simple. I also enjoyed the guys with the funky deliveries like Pedro Borbon and Juan Marichal. Yeah, I'm an old fart, so what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLAK Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Dewey La Marr Hoyt. Take Mark Buehrle's heart and transplant it into Freddy Garcia's body and you can picture how he used to pitch. He threw in the low 90's, attacked every hitter, and left nothing in the locker room. Unfortunatly he self destructed in his personal life. Incidently, one of the guys the Sox got for him when they traded him to San Diego was Ozzie Guillen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted July 22, 2006 Author Share Posted July 22, 2006 QUOTE(TLAK @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 01:26 PM) Dewey La Marr Hoyt. Take Mark Buehrle's heart and transplant it into Freddy Garcia's body and you can picture how he used to pitch. He threw in the low 90's, attacked every hitter, and left nothing in the locker room. Unfortunatly he self destructed in his personal life. Incidently, one of the guys the Sox got for him when they traded him to San Diego was Ozzie Guillen. Pretty sad story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Hands down, my favorite pitcher of all-time, my favorite player of all time, and my favorite White Sox of all time.....Mike Sirotka! My top 3 pitchers: 1.) Mike Sirotka 2.) Pedro Martinez 3.) Shingo Takatsu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Fernando Valenzuela Shingo Takatsu Orel Hersheiser. I met Orel when I was a kid and he signed my copy of his autobiography. Still have it somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Black Jack McDowell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHizzle85 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 When I was really young I was a huge BlackJack fan, as well as Randy Johnson. But the older I got i became a Pedro guy, Something about the way he plays the game just makes it fun to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChWRoCk2 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Fav to watch: Zito Santana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Sad to say it, but Kerry Wood. When he was healthy (the few times) he was sick and it was fun to watch. Zito and Pedro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I've been thinking of this since this thread went up, and the only guy that really sticks out to me is Mark Buehrle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I'm with those who say Pedro. In his prime, he had no peer. It was him and whoever. I compare it to Michael Jordan in his heyday. You knew he was just that much better than everybody else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 My favorite pitchers to watch are Halladay, Garland, and now Liriano. These arent the pitchers I think are the best but just my personnel favorites. I was also a huge Oliver Perez fan but he has fallen way off so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 05:16 PM) I'm surprised by the Garland love Love Garland so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 06:58 PM) Sad to say it, but Kerry Wood. When he was healthy (the few times) he was sick and it was fun to watch. Zito and Pedro. Yeah, I agree. Wood, Jenks, Rick Vaughn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share Posted July 24, 2006 QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 06:01 PM) I've been thinking of this since this thread went up, and the only guy that really sticks out to me is Mark Buehrle. What about him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 09:15 PM) What about him? Because since I've been a die hard fan, he's the one pitcher the Sox have been able to count on every single year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share Posted July 24, 2006 QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 10:29 PM) Because since I've been a die hard fan, he's the one pitcher the Sox have been able to count on every single year. Homer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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