So yesterday while pretending to shuffle papers at my desk I was listening to the FAN590 and Chuck Swirsky posed the question, ‘who would be you goto guy with from the cache of all time to present fantastical Blue Jays pitchers?’.

There really isn’t a definitive answer.

So this got your faithful narrator thinking and mulling and ponderring, and then thinking some more;  And it occured to me, that I need to finally add a list of the top all time pitchers to your favorite Blue Jay blog according to yours truly.

Here is a list of potential candidates:

                             W       L          ERA     G         GS       CG       SHO    S          K

R Clemens         41        13        2.33     67        67        14        6          0          563

R Halladay          118      60        3.59     260      234      36        9          1          1155   

D Stieb                175      134      3.42     439      408      103      30        3          1658

P Hentgen           107      85        4.28     270      238      31        9          0          1028

D Wells                84        55        4.06     306      138      18        2          13        784

J Key                    116      81        3.42     317      250      28        10        10        944

J Clancy               128      140      4.10     352      345      73        11        1          1237

D Stewart             19        16        5.09     48        48        1          0          0          207

S Marcum             20        13        3.89     76        51        0          0          1          258

J Morris                 28        18        4.87     61        61        10        2          0          235

D Cone                 13        9          3.14     25        24        3          2          0          149 

AJ Burnett             25        21        3.95     59        58        4          1          0          367

T Stottlemyer        69        70        4.39     206      175      15        4          1          662

K Escobar            58        55        4.58     301      101      6          3          58        744

BJ Ryan                3          5          1.91     88        0          0          0          53        110

D Ward                 32        36        3.18     452      2          0          0          121      671

T Henke                29        29        2.48     446      0          0          0          217      644

 

So what do we make of all this, what do we take into account, when did my blog become a ‘we’ thing? Controversies aside, I’m gonna elect 5 starters and 5 in the ‘pen.

My Fav 5 :

1. 

Rocket Roger Clemens  time in Toronto was nothing short of amazing.  Two of his best years of his hall of fame career were spent in the Blue Jay clubhouse.

2. 

Roy ‘Doc’ Halladay  is a very close second but should he add a World Series ring and another Cy Young trophy to his resume I will happily make him the number one goto guy.

3. 

Dave Stieb  who epitomized the solid starter, and anchored an team that upset the axis of evil and has a no hitter on his list of accomplishments

4.  Pat Hentgen  who was as fun to watch as hard as was to hit while he was a Blue Jay. 

5. 

Jimmy Key  get huge props for being a catalyst in the World Series for the Blue Jays.

 

  
 

 
*Honorable Mentions to,  David ‘Boomer’ Wells, David Cone and Jack Morris all of whom you would find on a majority of other people’s Fav-5.

My Bullpen :

 

David ‘Boomer’ Wells, Kelvim Escobar, BJ Ryan, Duane Ward and the Terminator Tom Henke

 

Within a 7 year span (’96, ’97, ’98, ’03) the Cy Young Award was given to a Toronto Blue Jay pitcher 4 times and Doc Halladay after being the ’03 recipiant could have bagged 2 more if his health was not an issue.

 

In the most challenging position in sports the Blue Jays have been blessed and the future looks bright with McGowan, Marcum and Litsch.

 

That’s all for now from yours faithfully…….Shine on, Cheers and Smell you later!