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Ironman92

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Mar 2, 2026 9:17 PM

I’ve had this thread idea for a while and seems like a good time to start it.


I’ll choose the sport and position and you just list your all-time favorite top 5 (doesn’t mean they were great or even very good, just your favorites)…..don’t have to put in order. Do a top 3 if you think 5 is too many


I’ll start with Baseball and starting pitchers 


1. Greg Maddux

2. Nolan Ryan


3. Rob Dibble

4. Mike Leake

5. Mike Mussina


This took me a while after my top 2

sportchampps

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Mar 2, 2026 11:16 PM

1)  Tom Browning

2) Jose Rijo 

3) Randy Johnson

4)  Maddux

5) Pedro


HM: Cueto and Skenes 


Skenes and Shohei are the two guys now in baseball that make me want to go watch outside of a reds or guardians game



queencitybuckeye

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Mar 3, 2026 7:41 AM

1. Bob Gibson

2. Gary Nolan

3. Ted Abernathy

4. Jim Maloney

5. Pedro Borbon

brutus161

The Navy Guy

3,439 posts
Mar 3, 2026 8:03 AM

1. Nolan Ryan

2. Jose Rijo

3. Aaron Harang

4. Mike Mussina

5. Randy Johnson

brutus161

The Navy Guy

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Mar 3, 2026 8:04 AM
Ironman92 wrote:

I’ve had this thread idea for a while and seems like a good time to start it.


I’ll choose the sport and position and you just list your all-time favorite top 5 (doesn’t mean they were great or even very good, just your favorites)…..don’t have to put in order. Do a top 3 if you think 5 is too many


I’ll start with Baseball and starting pitchers 


1. Greg Maddux

2. Nolan Ryan


3. Mike Leake

4. Mike Mussina

5. Dwight Gooden


This took me a while after my top 2

Nice to see someone else who appreciates Mussina

Laley23

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Mar 3, 2026 1:09 PM

  1.  Pedro
  2.  Maddux
  3.  Kershaw
  4.  Randy
  5.  Gibson


Honestly, not sure anyone will ever convince me someone was better than Pedro. I'll hear arguments for longevity/better overall careers, but no one touches his 3 year run of dominance in the middle of the steroid era. 


My first 4 are easy for me. The 5th spot I debating a long time. Lefty, Feller, Walter Johnson, Verlander, Seaver, & Koufax all got consideration.

Ironman92

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Mar 3, 2026 5:20 PM
Laley23 wrote:

  1.  Pedro
  2.  Maddux
  3.  Kershaw
  4.  Randy
  5.  Gibson


Honestly, not sure anyone will ever convince me someone was better than Pedro. I'll hear arguments for longevity/better overall careers, but no one touches his 3 year run of dominance in the middle of the steroid era. 


My first 4 are easy for me. The 5th spot I debating a long time. Lefty, Feller, Walter Johnson, Verlander, Seaver, & Koufax all got consideration.

Feel free to list them as you did but was hoping for your 5 favorites….like the 5 guys you just always rooted for not necessarily the 5 that feel were the greatest

Ironman92

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Mar 3, 2026 5:25 PM

I’ll give another day for Starting Pitchers


Next position will be Favorite QB’s…..let’s wait until tomorrow evening  before posting 

justincredible

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Mar 3, 2026 5:31 PM

1. Cueto

2. Harang

3. Browning

4. Nuxhall

5. Rijo

Ironman92

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Mar 3, 2026 5:43 PM
justincredible wrote:

1. Cueto

2. Harang

3. Browning

4. Nuxhall

5. Rijo

Browning and Rijo would’ve caught my top 10