I did see both Lyle and Rivera and my vote is for Goose Gossage’s fastball!

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.

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.

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?

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.

Read up on Lyle: http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Sparky_Lyle

sorry, i’ve never seen lyle pitch so i can’t vote

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