What's the best marquee pitch thrown by a pitcher ever?

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  • Speedy
    #Ace
    • Apr 2008
    • 16143
    #16
    Re: What's the best marquee pitch thrown by a pitcher ever?

    Phil Neikro's knuckler.
    Originally posted by Gibson88
    Anyone who asked for an ETA is not being Master of their Domain.
    It's hard though...especially when I got my neighbor playing their franchise across the street...maybe I will occupy myself with Glamore Magazine.

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      • Brandon13
        All Star
        • Oct 2005
        • 8915
        #17
        Re: What's the best marquee pitch thrown by a pitcher ever?

        Randy Johnson's slider is up there. He used to kill me with that in MVP '05.

        *Yes, I'm partially basing my choice on a video game.

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          • Ewing
            Banned
            • Mar 2009
            • 863
            #18
            Re: What's the best marquee pitch thrown by a pitcher ever?

            Pedro's curve.

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              • TheMatrix31
                RF
                • Jul 2002
                • 52920
                #19
                Re: What's the best marquee pitch thrown by a pitcher ever?

                John Smoltz' slider? The first two that came to my mind are already taken, lol.

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                  • fugazi
                    MVP
                    • Apr 2003
                    • 3749
                    #20
                    Re: What's the best marquee pitch thrown by a pitcher ever?

                    something has to be said for Maddux's fastball or circle-change...

                    he could place where he wanted, adjust movement and velocity, and all sub-90mph
                    Australian Rules Football...just sayin'

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                      • ZM Punk
                        We Spent Some Money!
                        • Feb 2003
                        • 6260
                        #21
                        Re: What's the best marquee pitch thrown by a pitcher ever?

                        Originally posted by WakeUnc2321
                        Phil Neikro's knuckler.
                        Thats a good one.

                        I would have to say Rivera's cutter is the best though.
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                          • SpacemanSpiff
                            MVP
                            • Mar 2005
                            • 1279
                            #22
                            Re: What's the best marquee pitch thrown by a pitcher ever?

                            Maddux's two seamer is one of my favorite pitches all time (I give it to myself in RTTS every year) but you can't argue Mo's cutter. No deception needed, he could tell every hitter that it's coming and they still can't hit it anywhere.
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                              • jawgee
                                Rookie
                                • Mar 2005
                                • 193
                                #23
                                Re: What's the best marquee pitch thrown by a pitcher ever?

                                Originally posted by Ewing
                                Pedro's curve.
                                I would say that Pedro's changeup was a better pitch than his curve. Back in his prime, batters knew his changeup was coming yet still couldn't hit it.

                                Thanks,
                                jawgee

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                                  • Speedy
                                    #Ace
                                    • Apr 2008
                                    • 16143
                                    #24
                                    Re: What's the best marquee pitch thrown by a pitcher ever?

                                    Fernando Valenzuela's screwball
                                    Originally posted by Gibson88
                                    Anyone who asked for an ETA is not being Master of their Domain.
                                    It's hard though...especially when I got my neighbor playing their franchise across the street...maybe I will occupy myself with Glamore Magazine.

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                                      • WazzuRC
                                        Go Cougs!
                                        • Dec 2002
                                        • 5617
                                        #25
                                        Re: What's the best marquee pitch thrown by a pitcher ever?

                                        Clemens' "I thought it was the ball" baseball bat pitch.

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                                          • Misfit
                                            All Star
                                            • Mar 2003
                                            • 5766
                                            #26
                                            Re: What's the best marquee pitch thrown by a pitcher ever?

                                            Originally posted by stewaat

                                            I think of all the other people Lidge's slider is #2. Everybody knows it's coming but they still can't hit it.
                                            Pujols can!

                                            I'm going Phil Niekro as well. Just like with Mo, you know its coming, and unlike Mo he did it as a starter and rode that pitch to over 300 wins and over 3000 strikeouts.

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                                              • Misfit
                                                All Star
                                                • Mar 2003
                                                • 5766
                                                #27
                                                Re: What's the best marquee pitch thrown by a pitcher ever?

                                                Originally posted by jawgee
                                                I would say that Pedro's changeup was a better pitch than his curve. Back in his prime, batters knew his changeup was coming yet still couldn't hit it.

                                                Thanks,
                                                jawgee
                                                Not quite. It was good because batters didn't know it was coming, on top of its screwball action. That's what made Pedro dominant, he had threw plus pitches from the same arm angle at the same arm speed. Though I do agree that his change was more dominant for him than his curve.

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