99-01 Pedro had the greatest stuff I've ever seen -- high-90's fastball, All Star-caliber curveball, and the greatest change-up in MLB history, all with significant movement yet pinpoint control. He was unhittable.
I LOVED Randy Johnson, and I got to witness Pedro here in Boston and i can tell you, we hung on every pitch of his. That was a fun time to be a Sox fan
I can’t understand how randy Johnson just changed his stuff that late in his career imagined what would he be if he was a late bloomer because he really only started dominating at the late age of like 35. Just imagine if he had started way earlier.
In 2000, Pedro had a 1.74 ERA that led the American League against hitters who used performance-enhancing drugs. The pitcher with the second-best 3.70 ERA after Pedro was Roger Clemens, who also used steroids. This is just one example of what a great pitcher Pedro was.
Martinez and Johnson on the mound from 1997-2002 was basically a foregone conclusion - you either saw a hit in the first or you'd see nothing for eight innings.
Going to the ballpark on a Pedro Day in Boston was unlike anything I’ve ever seen. It could be a non-divisional game in mid-May but the _entire_ city was just electric. Everyone was stoked for the game, seeing how many guys Petey was going to blow away and wondering what we’d get to see that night.
@@SSNESSMaddux was great, the professor was very crafty but look at his post season career. He didn’t create the intimidation/ fear factor than those power pitchers did
I'm a Yankee fan and there was no pitcher better than Pedro at that and this time. And he did all this in the Steroid Era when everyone was hitting 40 HR's or better. Nasty!!!
Yea I remember Pedro Martinez in his prime. He was the only pitcher the Yankees, who were also strong during that time, were always afraid of. One of the dominant pitchers of his time for sure.
I would have gone with the Big Unit not only for his prowess but also his intensity and intimidating figure, but I can’t complain that they chose Pedro.
@@AnalogLanguagePedro was nasty through and through, but he also had finesse, which is why he remained relevant even after losing his 97mph fastball, Randy was just absolute and absurdly nasty.
As a Diamondbacks fan I got to watch Johnson pitch every start and it was so much fun to watch him. I also watched a ton of Pedro games and they were fun as well. We all remember playoff performances but it was still so exciting to just watch them in some random regular season game to see how many guys Randy could strike out with his fastball - slider combination or to watch Pedro masterfully work his fastball-change up combination. At their peaks I think Pedro is better though I would take Randy only due to the fact that Pedro usually missed a few games per season but I loved watching both pitch. Pedro's two seasons in 99 and 2000 was just amazing to watch and peak pitching while also watching a sure thing in Randy's 6 year stretch of dominance. I grew up idolizing Maddux and Doc Gooden but to this day, Pedro and Randy are still my two favorite pitchers.
All good! My personal favorite is Pedro. His mechanics and tempo are so beautiful to watch. His command of off-speed stuff is amazing while his fastballs jump off. A perfect blend of finesse and power.
Randy Johnson was insane. In his prime years I dont think there's ever been a better pitcher. His fastest pitch was 102mph but he is 6'10 so it must of felt like 104-105 mph.
I remember him and Schilling went toe to toe one time. I think Schilling threw 96 pitches, I don't remember how many Brown through and I think the DBacks won something like 2-1 but it was fun watching them both just mow down guys and the game came in at something like under 2 hours because both guys were just nailing their spots and making batters look hopeless.
Even I'm Korean, I'll agree with you as his sinker was best at the time during his best years. He must have cy young at least one time like Brendon Webb.
When i was young i remember watching ramon martinez pitch for the dodgers and thinking he had one of the best arms..as a mets fan, im going with santana for the heat
I never saw Kofax.. But.. I've never seen a pitcher "mow down" batters like Pedro.. Unfortunately, you have to be a little bigger to sustain that speed. He didnt last long as a consequence.. Best pitcher Ive seen in my 45+ years.
Randy Johnson, Greg Maddux, and Pedo Martinez are the best pitchers ever. Pick one you can't go wrong. You know why these guys are the GOATS? They pitched in the steroid era and STILL dominated.
Ryan and Gibson no one today or ever will match their tenacity, longevity, and competitiveness. Gibson played for the Harlem Globetrotters and was a Boxing Gold Glove Champion. All Nolan Ryan did was wrestle 1500lbs bulls, take ‘‘em down and brand them. Yeah you guys don’t know tough.
I also thinking Clayton and Zack off speed pitches should be talked about here everyone they mention r retired pitchers once again mlb more in love with old players and not current players
Whoa! Hang on guys. How about the dude who could get you out by throwing just the same pich everything, and you knew it was coming, and still couldn't hit it. Riveras cutter. Maybe the greatest pitch in MLB history
So we’re asking hitters that virtually no one even remembers? Let’s ask actual hitters… maybe step it up to HOF hitters, not some no names on MLb network…
99-01 Pedro had the greatest stuff I've ever seen -- high-90's fastball, All Star-caliber curveball, and the greatest change-up in MLB history, all with significant movement yet pinpoint control. He was unhittable.
Can you turn the background music up a bit more? I can still hear their voices a tiny bit.
LOL! 😂
What?!! Hey Dude can you say that again it's so loud I can't even read it.
😂
Agreed!
I LOVED Randy Johnson, and I got to witness Pedro here in Boston and i can tell you, we hung on every pitch of his. That was a fun time to be a Sox fan
I can’t understand how randy Johnson just changed his stuff that late in his career imagined what would he be if he was a late bloomer because he really only started dominating at the late age of like 35. Just imagine if he had started way earlier.
In 2000, Pedro had a 1.74 ERA that led the American League against hitters who used performance-enhancing drugs. The pitcher with the second-best 3.70 ERA after Pedro was Roger Clemens, who also used steroids. This is just one example of what a great pitcher Pedro was.
Thats true.
Oversimplification and an too oft repeated narrative, but likely true.
@@adrianselbst6777 Thanks, AI bot
His whip was an ungodly 0.737. the greatest ever for a starting pitcher.
Pedro was undeniable and hated by the Yankees the way Lionel Messi was by Real Madrid...both small aces.
Martinez and Johnson on the mound from 1997-2002 was basically a foregone conclusion - you either saw a hit in the first or you'd see nothing for eight innings.
Greg Maddux
@@SSNESS Maddux by 1998 was just not able to hang with Pedro or Randy
@@naty531p. Im a cubs fan and the best pitchers I’ve ever seen play are the two you mentioned.
Well, except for a healthy jacob degrom…. 😢
Going to the ballpark on a Pedro Day in Boston was unlike anything I’ve ever seen. It could be a non-divisional game in mid-May but the _entire_ city was just electric. Everyone was stoked for the game, seeing how many guys Petey was going to blow away and wondering what we’d get to see that night.
@@SSNESSMaddux was great, the professor was very crafty but look at his post season career. He didn’t create the intimidation/ fear factor than those power pitchers did
I'm a Yankee fan and there was no pitcher better than Pedro at that and this time. And he did all this in the Steroid Era when everyone was hitting 40 HR's or better. Nasty!!!
Pedro was a force of nature, beyond next-level in his prime. Statistically, his 99 & 2000 seasons were the best of all-time by a shocking degree
Yea I remember Pedro Martinez in his prime. He was the only pitcher the Yankees, who were also strong during that time, were always afraid of. One of the dominant pitchers of his time for sure.
I would have gone with the Big Unit not only for his prowess but also his intensity and intimidating figure, but I can’t complain that they chose Pedro.
Big Unit did hit a seagull mid flight ..bet pedro cant say that
Pedro had insane pitching technology. The big unit was just a force of nature, way more wild.
@@fearlessleader8623 that was one of the craziest things that's ever happened in baseball.
@@AnalogLanguagePedro was nasty through and through, but he also had finesse, which is why he remained relevant even after losing his 97mph fastball, Randy was just absolute and absurdly nasty.
@@r.jguerra5526 Pedro reminded me a little bit of Greg Maddux with a much better fastball.
great series. love this combo of formers. Quick takes...really good...Thank you.
As a Diamondbacks fan I got to watch Johnson pitch every start and it was so much fun to watch him. I also watched a ton of Pedro games and they were fun as well. We all remember playoff performances but it was still so exciting to just watch them in some random regular season game to see how many guys Randy could strike out with his fastball - slider combination or to watch Pedro masterfully work his fastball-change up combination. At their peaks I think Pedro is better though I would take Randy only due to the fact that Pedro usually missed a few games per season but I loved watching both pitch. Pedro's two seasons in 99 and 2000 was just amazing to watch and peak pitching while also watching a sure thing in Randy's 6 year stretch of dominance. I grew up idolizing Maddux and Doc Gooden but to this day, Pedro and Randy are still my two favorite pitchers.
I love watching pitchers who have great movement on their pitches and Pedro was one of the best.
All good! My personal favorite is Pedro. His mechanics and tempo are so beautiful to watch. His command of off-speed stuff is amazing while his fastballs jump off. A perfect blend of finesse and power.
More of this please!
More videos with this production quality would be great
These pitchers will forever be the best 🙌
Pedro best Peak ever
Randy Johnson was insane. In his prime years I dont think there's ever been a better pitcher. His fastest pitch was 102mph but he is 6'10 so it must of felt like 104-105 mph.
Pedro's 99 & 2000 seasons are the 2 best seasons any pitcher has ever had according to all advanced stats, and it's not even close
Mariano Rivera: Everybody knew he was going to throw his cutter...but not many were able to hit it.
Kevin Brown is very under rated. It was nice to see him get mentioned. He was a big time pitcher and never wanted to see my team face him.
He is an absolute HOFer. He was great
I remember him and Schilling went toe to toe one time. I think Schilling threw 96 pitches, I don't remember how many Brown through and I think the DBacks won something like 2-1 but it was fun watching them both just mow down guys and the game came in at something like under 2 hours because both guys were just nailing their spots and making batters look hopeless.
@@jamesmarshall6619 Schilling was a beast. Maddux and him went toe to toe, and it was like a damn monster movie.
@@jamesmarshall6619 Schilling was a beast. I used to watch Maddux and him go at it all the time.
初めてメジャーのオールスターゲームをテレビで見たのが99年のペドロのKショー。
Pedro Martínez para mi el mejor lanzador una total pesadilla para los bateadores
Ohtani might not be the greatest pitcher in history but he'll go down as the greatest Baseball player of all time, as the Unicorn and the Goat
I mean that's not the point of the video
Someone who does not get mentioned a lot among the greats is Dave Stewart.
Stewart's forkball was disgusting. He made great hitters look stupid.
Johan Santana Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson will forever be my 3 favorite pitchers
Peak Kimbrel was the most confidence I've ever had in a pitcher
Greg Maddux is the beat.
I would have to say maddux. Such a beautiful painter 💯
If the 2022 MVP selection was MLB instead of reporters, the award would have been Shohei Otani.
Except bWAR and fWAR give a full decisive edge to Judge … if Judge was on any other team you wouldn’t be complaining.
Y'all ask me，as I am from Taiwan 🇹🇼，Chien-Ming Wang's sinker during his prime was outright the nastiest bowling sinker in MLB
Even I'm Korean, I'll agree with you as his sinker was best at the time during his best years. He must have cy young at least one time like Brendon Webb.
@@kanta7161 don't you mean Brandon Webb?
+ Greg Maddux
Pedro was amazing in his prime, u know his teammates felt they got great chances at an W every time he started
Always Pedro! He was a blast to watch
He was ! I remember that !
Randy Pedro and Roger
When healthy . At the second part of his career with st.louis, Chris Carpe ter was really filthy. That slider was nasty
Oh they were very good, but I kean towards Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson.
Orel Hershiser 59 scoreles innings is still the MLB record💪🏻💪🏻👍👍
Make more of these 🙂
Pedro Martínez dominio total.
Pedro’s peak was greater. Randy was great for longer.
When i was young i remember watching ramon martinez pitch for the dodgers and thinking he had one of the best arms..as a mets fan, im going with santana for the heat
Pedro Martínez , three nasty pitches was too many for any hitter without knowing what was coming, plus he was very intelligent at pitching.
Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson the most dominat pitchers of their gen!
*Johnson*
Nolan Ryan and Bob Gibson are still the greatest of all time if any of these guys faced prime nolan or Gibson they would have a different opinion.
I'm surprised nobody mentioned Jaimie Moyer 😅
ペドロがベストだと私は思う
Jake Peavy paying respect to Kevin Brown was unexpected and refreshing. That guy was downright NASTY.
One pitcher to save my life?
Prime unit.
I never saw Kofax.. But.. I've never seen a pitcher "mow down" batters like Pedro.. Unfortunately, you have to be a little bigger to sustain that speed. He didnt last long as a consequence.. Best pitcher Ive seen in my 45+ years.
Clearly they thought the content of this video was so bad they couldn’t post it without blasting music in the background so why post it at all lol
Dellin Betances has the best FIP- (56, lower is better) since integration of pitchers with at least 350 IP. Shame about the injuries.
Too old for these guys, but Koufax tipped his pitches while throwing four no-hitters and winning four Cy Young Awards in six years.
Randy Johnson, Greg Maddux, and Pedo Martinez are the best pitchers ever. Pick one you can't go wrong. You know why these guys are the GOATS? They pitched in the steroid era and STILL dominated.
That's true
Prime Pedro clears all modern pitchers.
Greg Maddux...is the best........
Bob Gibson was the best I ever saw. He could also hit field and run.
Honorable mention must go to one pitcher: closer, cutter, Yankees. No name needed.
They keep mentioning old names but no Greg Maddux?
Madison Bumgarner in the 2014 postseason. Dude was unhittable
Music is mixed too loud
Surprised no one mentioned Mariano!
He was a relief pitcher. One of the best, but these players are referring to starters.
Nobody tell Jake Peavy that Kevin Brown was named in the Mitchell Report.
Pedro, Johnson & Rivera.. I can't believe Rivera ain't on this list
Ryan and Gibson no one today or ever will match their tenacity, longevity, and competitiveness. Gibson played for the Harlem Globetrotters and was a Boxing Gold Glove Champion. All Nolan Ryan did was wrestle 1500lbs bulls, take ‘‘em down and brand them. Yeah you guys don’t know tough.
LEGENDS!!
Randy Johnson. But to throw one in from the way back machine. How about Nolan Ryan?
Greg Maddux
Pedro martinez all day
prime dellin was a nasty pitcher for a reliever
Randy
Pedro
Nolan
Roger
What about Maddux 2 seam fastball?!?
Yeah, prime Pedro and Johnson all good but Maddux was the surgical goat.
Steve Carlton top 5 all time
I’m more curious to see what HOF batters have to say
I also thinking Clayton and Zack off speed pitches should be talked about here everyone they mention r retired pitchers once again mlb more in love with old players and not current players
satchel paige is the best ever
Tim salmon *DOESNT AGE!* 1:02
That’s Troy Glaus, not Tim Salmon
The rocket 🚀
Whoa! Hang on guys. How about the dude who could get you out by throwing just the same pich everything, and you knew it was coming, and still couldn't hit it. Riveras cutter. Maybe the greatest pitch in MLB history
Nolan Ryan is and will always be the best pitcher of all time.
Not even close
Pena averaged 171 SO a year, easier to ask who wasnt hard to hit
It’s the same guys talking about best hitters and pitchers lol
See everyone says randy cuz he so big but I would say Rivera he had one pitch u knew it was coming and nothing u could do
Nice
Pedro.
Nolan Ryan
These lists NEVER include Eric Gagne.
Of course they had to praise Shohei Othani at the end 😂😂😂😂
Real recognize Real 🤷🏽♂️
Big unit was the best.
Jake looks like Bam Margera if he found Christ
Jake peavy was so nasty too
Forget it, the background music as annoying A.F. When will people who produce RUclips vids learn most people HATE this
"... these hitter..." Huh?
how does the official MLB channel make videos of such low quality. You're blasting pointless music over the top of these guys commentary
So we’re asking hitters that virtually no one even remembers? Let’s ask actual hitters… maybe step it up to HOF hitters, not some no names on MLb network…
Uhh, Betances? That’s whack