ITT Who is better. MLB version.Rules. You cant have a SP vrs a 3B or anything like that. Both players have to play the same position. That means no SP vrs RP or SP vrs CP. Oh and to make it interesting You can say the year too, for instance I could say the 1999 Pedro Martinez instead of just Pedro. (for anyone who cares he went 23-4 that year)Ill start.C.C Sabathia AS A BREWER vrs Johan Santana
C.C., obviously.OK, this season: Ian Kinsler or Dan Uggla (excluding all-star game)
>>245512UgglaJim Thome in his prime vs Jason Giambi in his prime
>>245512uggla based on offense numbers, and he's retarded1980s Keith Hernandez vs Carlos Delgado
Thome but not my much1941 Ted Williams or 1956 Mickey Mantle
>>245549WilliamsLast year's Beckett vs Last year's Sabathia
>>245560Last year's Beckett, just because he could pitch in the fucking playoffs.Grady Sizemore vs Carl Crawford
>>245567Sizemore, hands down.Reyes or Ramirez.
>>245571goddamn how many people in baseball are named ramirezit doesnt matter i think all of them are better than reyes
>>245571RamirezSheets or Peavy.
>>245578Hanley Ramirez.
>>245578Hanley Ramirez, get your head out of your ass.
>>245583Peavy. Sheets doesnt last a whole season.2001 Randy Johnson or 2001 Curt Schilling
>>245583I'm a Brewers fan. I think Peavy kicks the shit out of Ben Sheets.
>>245594Randy now and forever.Joe Mauer or Geovany Soto.
>>245594I gotta go with Randy Johnson. Schilling was a fucking beast and has always stepped it up when it really counts, but Randy in 2001 was unhittable.Robin Yount or Paul Molitor BOTH AS BREWERS
>>2455942001 Curt Schilling just because Curt Schilling is a fucking badassFrank Thomas in his prime vs Mo Vaughn in his prime
>>245606Mauer is fucking gaudy. Soto is having A good season, Mauer has had manyand is a batting champion. Soto is actually overrated if you ask me.
>>245610Frank Thomas, easily.Dwight Gooden in '85 or Mark Fidrych in '76.
Tom Brady vs Eli Manning
>>245594Mark Fidrych, DUH!1968 Bob Gibson or 1921 Babe Ruth
>>245632You broke the rules....but if I had to choose, Ruth.
>>245618>MLBYou twit.
>>245639I know, but I consider these two season to be the greatest in baseball historyno disrespect to Wagner, Cobb, Dimaggio
>>245639not really. Babe Ruth was a pitcher, and a pretty fantastic one at that.I would definitely take Ruth, even though I love Bob Gibson.
1968 Denny McClain (last 30 win season, and only 30 2in season in last 80 years) OR 2004 Pedro Martinez
>>245656He was, but not in 1921.
>>245589You are clearly looking at the power numbers.Reyes impacts the game more than most players, the only one I can think of who impact the game like that is Albert Pujols.
>>245666McLain.Rickey Henderson or Lou Brock in his prime.
>>245666Pedro wasn't that good in 2004, 3.90 ERA.
>>245656well, in 1921 he wasn't but gibson, my god28 CG, 13 SHO, ERA 1.12shit makes me wet
>>245672Rickey HendersonByung-Hyun Kim as a starter or Mike Hampton
>>245666McClainNolan Ryan in his prime or Cy Young in his prime.
>>245686Ryan. He had to pitch against actual hitters.Walter Johnson or Christy Mathewson.
>>245686Nolan RyanDead ball era = fail
Also add in the Reyes vs. Ramirez comparisons that Ramirez will eventually move out of the SS postion and probably a corner infielder (1b/3b) or a corner outfielder.Plus, Hanley will probably be a future middle of the order hitter and not be a lead-off hitter. Ramirez is a future 40-40 player.
>>245688walter johnsonunless you are talking about mathewson's 1908 seasonbut the dead ball era is really a crapshoot
Nap Lajoie or Mel Ott?
>>245708If we're talking specific seasons, I think Johnson in '13 was better. 36 wins?! OK, no more dead ball shit.Rogers Hornsby in '29 or Ted Williams in '49.
>>245734Lajoie in a landslide.Gehrig or Greenberg in his prime.
>>245749That's tricky because Greenberg missed some of his prime because of WWII. I still have to go with Gehrig in his prime.George Brett or Robin Yount?
Rank Player (age that year) Wins Year Throws1. Charley Radbourn+ (29) 59 1884 R2. John Clarkson+ (23) 53 1885 R3. Guy Hecker (28) 52 1 884 R4. John Clarkson+ (27) 49 1889 R5. Charlie Buffinton (23) 48 1884 RCharley Radbourn+ (28) 48 1883 R7. Al Spalding+ (25) 47 1876 RJohn Ward+ (19) 47 1879 R9. Pud Galvin+ (26) 46 1883 RPud Galvin+ (27) 46 1884 RMatt Kilroy* (21) 46 1887 L12. George Bradley (23) 45 1876 RSilver King (20) 45 1888 RJim McCormick (23) 45 1880 R15. Bill Hutchison (31) 44 1891 RLOL dead ball era
bump due to awesome thread cutting through olympic bullshitPhil Rizzuto or Duke Snider?
>>245951Phil RizzutoSammy Sosa or Mark McGuire?
>>245981Edit: if they were playing DH
>>246001Sosa = Steroids plus corkMcGwire = SteroidsThe edge goes to Mcgwire but just barelyYogi Berra or Roy Campanella?