Had lunch with HOF'92 Tom Seaver today. Guess his top 4 pitchers!

[SydneyBristow]

He was barred from choosing himself!

Syd

[hughee99]

1. Wild ass guess...

Bob Gibson, Steve Carlton, Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens.

[SydneyBristow]

2. One!

Gibson!

[Kingofalldems]

3. Kershaw?

[rocktivity]

5. I loved it when it was Seaver vs. Gibson

They both pitched as though they were double parked, so the game would be a hour shorter than usual!


rocktivity

[SydneyBristow]

4. Gibson, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, and Koufax

With a long, piercing stare given to the young lad who suggested "Pedro Martinez"

He's looking pretty good, and is pretty chipper for the illness he's battling (Lyme's Disease). Loves to talk about his vineyard and baseball!

[Earth Bound Misfit]

6. Some friends & I went to his HOF induction

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after spending a couple days in Saratoga. Had a blast! Seaver was my idol growing up, I always asked for #14 on my sandlot/high school teams (41 was never available, uni's were pre-made) and had my Mom switch the 1 & 4.

Seaver was/is always a class act.

http://baseballhall.org/hall-famers/hall-fame-weekend/past-ceremonies/1992-induction-ceremony

In his first year of eligibility, Seaver received the highest percentage of votes in history, nabbing 98.8 percent of the 430 ballots cast by the BBWAA. He was a franchise power pitcher who helped change the New York Mets from lovable losers into formidable foes. The 12-time All-Star won 311 games with a 2.86 ERA over 20 seasons and his 3,272 strikeouts set a National League record. Seaver fanned 3,640 batters in his career, including 200 or more 10 times and 19 in a single game once. Tom Terrific hurled a no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 16, 1978. He was the 1967 National League Rookie of the Year and a three-time Cy Young Award winner. His No. 41 is retired by the Mets.

Edit to add: If you ever saw him pitch, Koufax would be on anyone's list IMHO.