June 2009 Survey Question #1
Posted by Steve L. on June 9th, 2009 · Comments (8)
Please consider taking the following poll:
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Thanks in advance. And, please feel free to add comments on your opinion in the comments section below.
A slice of how good these two were, in their prime, as closers for the Yankees…
http://www.bb-ref.com/play-index/shareit/gbeT
sorry, i’ve never seen lyle pitch so i can’t vote
Read up on Lyle: http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Sparky_Lyle
Mo’s excellence in the post-season tips the scales in his favor. His h/9 drops to 5.5 vs. Sparky’s 7.2. Plus, Sparky never even pitched in the ’78 World Series after a mediocre ALCS (was he injured?). Sparky was great, no question. But he’s no Mo.
I never saw Lyle pitch either.
Also, I can’t even imagine what it would be like throwing nothing but sliders. How did Lyle even have an elbow after his career ended?
sorry, i’ve never seen lyle pitch so i can’t vote
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me neither, so I shouldn’t have voted. But I still voted for Mo.
Via http://tinyurl.com/namkk3
Best Sliders of All-Time
1. Steve Carlton
2. Randy Johnson
3. Bob Gibson
4. Larry Andersen
5. Sparky Lyle
6. Ron Guidry
7. Dave Stieb
8. Bob Lemon
9. Dick Donovan
10. J.R. Richard
Others: Johnny Allen, Jim Bunning, Bob Feller, Mike Jackson, Larry Jansen, Vern Law, Jeff Nelson, Francisco Rodriguez, Red Ruffing
– Rob Neyer
~~~Me? I would have Carlton 1, Lyle 2.
I did see both Lyle and Rivera and my vote is for Goose Gossage’s fastball!