Growing up, I was too young to remember pitchers like Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Bob Gibson, and Juan Marichal. Though I was alive while they were still pitching, I have no memory of ever having seen them. I read of their greatness, though.
I do remember greats like Jim Palmer who came shortly thereafter. Greg Maddux had the best control I had ever seen as a starter.
And then there was Roy Halladay. His command was unreal. He was THE pitcher in baseball for a number of years. In 2010 he threw a perfect game AND then later that season, he threw a no-hitter in the play-offs.
Arm trouble forced him to retire in 2013. He died yesterday in a plane crash. He was only 40.
How quickly real life hits you.
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