Which 1960's Pitchers Could Get Batters Out Today?
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Viejo Dinosaur
EOG Master
There are more than you think...At least two from each team from both leagues....
Heim
EOG Master
You're probably right...it's interesting that football players from the 60 can't compete now, nor could basketball players. But baseball is
a different story.
Nolan Ryan
Chi_Archie
EOG Veteran
They would all be average to above avg middle relievers or 4-5th starters at best.
Nolan isn't really from 60's but he'd be a good 2nd or 3rd starter, maybe.
games,talent pools, specialization training from a young age, nutrition, pharma, conditioning evolve very fast. like less than a decade and you are gone and forgotten.,
Mark McGwire would be a AAAA type player in today's game or at best, he'd be Chris Davis
Nolan isn't really from 60's but he'd be a good 2nd or 3rd starter, maybe.
games,talent pools, specialization training from a young age, nutrition, pharma, conditioning evolve very fast. like less than a decade and you are gone and forgotten.,
Mark McGwire would be a AAAA type player in today's game or at best, he'd be Chris Davis
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
Marichel, Tiant, Gibson
WildBill
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Those guys were pitchers. Today its just throw as hard as you can and try not to put it in a spot where the batter can hit the ball with the desired launch angle to get it out of the park.
Bob Gibson would win a Cy Young today. He would use the talent he had and augment it with all the latest and greatest knowledge and technology to make himself that much better.
Bob Gibson would win a Cy Young today. He would use the talent he had and augment it with all the latest and greatest knowledge and technology to make himself that much better.
jimmythegreek
The opening odds start here
Warren Spahn
Don Drysdale
Don Drysdale
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
Drysdale is a good one.
railbird
EOG Master
Steve carolton, Frank viola frank tanana
It's funny that say that. My daughter was watching a replay of the last game of the 1969 World Series and said that, unlike other sports, baseball looked similar to today's game. I said that the strategy was different but the game looked the same. Jacob deGrom has won the last two Cy Young trophies, but nobody in New York would say that Tom Seaver didn't belong on the same mound.
Koufax
Gibson
Marichal
And they could pitch today
Gibson
Marichal
And they could pitch today
Bulls, Lakers and Celtics would beat today’s Lakers in rules and how the game was called by refs in 70s, 80s, 90s.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
Few Football players from the 80's could compete in todays NFL. Basically QB's and special teams could, certainly no linemen.
imagine if these 3 were pitching now. how much money they would make.
1968 gibson season era 1.12 with 28 complete games.
1969 gibson season era 2.18 with 28 complete games
started in 9 world series games. went 7-2, era 1.89, 8 complete games, 2 time ws mvp.....
if he pitched today and only had to go 6 or 7 innings...lol
he would be the #1 starter on any team today and dominate and intimidate....
born and raised in st louis so maybe i'm biased....
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Crazy dominant.
1968 Word Series, Mickey Lolich with 3 complete game wins, Gibson also 3 CG and his ERA should hae been 0.33 if Curt Flood wouldn't have been staring at some babe on a routine fly ball.
game 1 of that series gibson stikes out 17 tigers.....guy was amazing.......
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
The 68 series was crazy. The tigers benched the starting SS and replaced him with an OF.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
And McLain won 31 in 68, the last one to do it.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
Good color guy on baseball games.
No physical contact in baseball like football or basketball.
The players in football and basketball have grown bigger and stronger and faster through the years, so players lacking athleticism are unable to keep up.
Baseball is a different game where size and speed can be offset by other skills.
The pitcher-batter matchup in baseball makes the sport more of an individual game than a team sport.
railbird
EOG Master
great color guy.
