Greatest pitching duo

[clydepepper]

For consistency, I think Maddux and Glavine were difficult to top. One thing about having multiple aces on the same staff is that there aren't nearly as many multiple game loosing streaks. From the time Maddux signed 'til the time Glavine did not, there were very few loosing streaks.

but others to consider are:

Spahn & Sain
Marichal & Perry
RJ & Schilling
Pedro & Schilling
Plank & Bender
Feller & Lemon
Hunter & Blue
Halladay & Cliff Lee (I remember when THIS staff got together...talk was of dynasty and Halladay was considered the best pitcher in baseball)

by the way, isn't it curious how fickle the opinion of who is the greatest active pitcher can be....while right now, there's a little stability with Kershaw....Halladay and Verlander ranked at the top prior to that.

speaking of prior...


Mark Prior & Kerry Wood (if only they had stayed heathy)

[Robextend]

I'll go with Gibson/Carlton late 60's.

Going back to the early days, Waddell/Plank/Bender - 1905 A's.

[Beatles Guy]

Choose one to go with Bob Feller from the late 40's - early 50's Cleveland Teams...Early Wynn or Bob Lemon.

[egri]

Parnell/Kinder had a good run in the late 1940's-early 50's, around the same time as Spahn and Sain, but I think Ruth/Shore should at least get a mention here.

[packs]

How about the 1970 Orioles? Palmer, Cuellar, and McNally combined to go 68 - 27 with a 3.13 ERA and 574 strike outs.

Then they went 3 - 0 in the World Series.

[Robextend]

Also Nolan Ryan/Frank Tanana for the 1976 Angels were pretty impressive!

[steve B]

Not much factual basis, but my own favorite was the Ryan/Hough combo. Must have been rough on batters seeing Ryans speed then adjusting later to Houghs Knuckleball. Pedro/Wakefield would be similar, but with less of a difference.

Steve B

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by packs

How about the 1970 Orioles? Palmer, Cuellar, and McNally combined to go 68 - 27 with a 3.13 ERA and 574 strike outs.

Then they went 3 - 0 in the World Series.

And do not forget that the next year the Birds had 4 Twenty game winners, adding Pay Dobson to the mix. Gee, I wonder if THAT will ever happen again.

[glenv]

I tend to agree with Schilling and Johnson. That said, what about:

McGinnity & Mathewson - 68 wins in one season!
Old Hoss Radbourn & Charlie Sweeney - 76 wins w/ ERAs of 1.38 & 1.55