CNN.com Baseball's Most intimidating pitchers of all-time

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

Here's their list
15. Sam McDowell
14. Walter Johnson
13. Bob Feller
12. Sal Maglie
11. Pedro
10. JR Richard
9. Goose Gossage
8. Sandy Koufax
7. Juan Marichal
6. Randy Johnson
5. Nolan Ryan
4. Roger Clemens
3. Early Wynn
2. Don Drysdale
1. Bob Gibson

I thought they compiled a pretty good list.
To me one, one glaring omission: Mariano Rivera.
I would not have voted for Sal Maglie either. But's more becuase of Jim Bouton's book than Maglie's stats.

 

[Mayfly]

I would move Randy up that list, the guy fired 100 MPH heaters for a good portion of his career. At 6'10, he basically strides and he's two feet off the mound.

 

[Hammer Pants]

I'd like to see Rivera on that list, too.

 

[Bullwinkle]

Hideki Irabu

 

[outofplace]

Is Rivera really intimidating?

He's great. No question. Arguably the best closer ever. But I never really thought of him as intimidating.

 

[Mayfly]

Are we judging based off intimidating stuff or intimidating physical presence. If we are going with presence, throw Johnson to the top of the list for being as tall as he is. If the list is judged by level of filth, maybe Roger could be moved up.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

As long as Gibson is number one that's all that matters.

 

[HeinekenMan]

Do you think Gooden might deserve a little praise here?

And how about a least intimidating list?

 

[outofplace]

As long as Gibson is number one that's all that matters.

Agreed. I would think this is a combination of presence and stuff. Nobody quite on Gibson's level.

 

[Chuck~Taylor]

Man, I'd be scared as hell if I had to go against Pedro. The guy just did not care. He'd hit you in the head whenever he felt like it.
As a batter, how do you focus after getting this sign from Pedro?

 

[Mayfly]

Man, I'd be scared as hell if I had to go against Pedro. The guy just did not care. He'd hit you in the head whenever he felt like it.
As a batter, how do you focus after getting this sign from Pedro?

By doing this...

 

[Chuck~Taylor]

Who is Karim Garcia?

 

[GB-Hack]

As long as Gibson is number one that's all that matters.

Amen to that. I wasn't born when he pitched, but watching the old tapes of him hurl make me appreciate how downright scary he was.

 

[Ace]

To be intimidating, you've got to be willing to throw at the batter.

 

[cranberry]

It's a good list. Gibson was the most intimidating I've ever seen, plus he always looked like he wanted to rip your head off. I don't consider Mariano intimidating in the knock-'em-down sense, though.

 

[Chef]

No Rivera

No Eckersley

No Lee Smith

 

[cranberry]

No Rivera

No Eckersley

No Lee Smith

You could begin to argue Smith. He looked mean and threw hard. But the other two weren't intimidating in the knock-'em-down sense like the others on the list.

 

[Mayfly]

No Rivera

No Eckersley

No Lee Smith

I wouldn't consider closers intimidating unless you are talking about pre-injury Gagne or even Wagner.

 

[Rosie]

No votes for Jack Morris?

 

[Chef]

No Rivera

No Eckersley

No Lee Smith

I wouldn't consider closers intimidating unless you are talking about pre-injury Gagne or even Wagner.

Gagne was just certifiably nuts.......Wagner wasn't nuts, and didn't even look nuts, although he wouldn't mind throwing at your skull at 101.