This is a message for all you major leaguers out there. You all are lucky that Walter Johnson is not pitching anymore! You hitters are lucky he's not pitching because his fastballs are hard to catch up to, and you would most likely whiff at them. The "Big Train" would definitely strike you out. And you pitchers are also lucky he's not pitching because you would have to pitch at your very best to keep up with his effectiveness as he is opposing you on the mound. And if you catchers would catch his pitches, you would be in pain. He was a 3x AL Triple Crown winner, 12x strikeout champ, and a 5x ERA champ. All you pitchers would envy the "Big Train" if he was still pitching. And all you hitters would be bored or discouraged of facing him. And all you catchers would need surgery on your hand (just exaggerating on this sentence). So like I said, you all are lucky!

Two-time AL MVP, six-time wins champ, twelve-time strikeouts champ, five-time ERA champ, six-time WHIP champ, three-time AL Triple Crown winner (two of those were Major League Triple Crowns), 2nd most career wins (417), most career shutouts (110), voted for the All-Century Team, Voted to go in the All-time team as a right-handed starting pitcher, and he's ranked #4 in Sporting News 100 Greatest Baseball Players (highest ranked as a pitcher), and considered by many the fastest to pitcher who ever lived. I'm talking about Walter Johnson. I'm surprised he is not ranked #1 in the community for the greatest pitcher of all-time. He is ranked #1 in my list.

Walter Johnson is a 2x AL MVP, 3x AL Triple Crown winner, second in the all-time list in wins (417), nineth all-time in strikeouts (3,508; I thought it was 3,509), a World Series Champ, holds the MLB record for shutouts (110) and most strikeout titles (12), and he is tied for the most shutouts titles (7). It is a mystery to me that he is ranked #6 in the greatest pitcher of all-time in the community. Walter Johnson is the best pitcher of all-time in my list.

World Series Champ, 6x wins champ, 12x strikeout champ, 5x ERA champ, 6x WHIP champ, 7x shutouts champ, 3x AL Triple Crown winner (2x major league Triple Crown winner), 2nd most wins w/417, and most career shutouts w/110. Who could I possibly be talking about? I will give you a hint he goes by the nick name Big Train. Yep, that's right I am talking about Walter Johnson.

Walter Johnson, I admire you so so much that I've given myself the nick name Bigtrain because that was the nickname they gave you back in your days. Don't you feel special? You should feel special. I am proud of all the things you have accomplished. You are ranked #1 in my list of greates pitchers of all-time. I know you're dead, but just for the record I am your #1 fan. -Adiel

My favorite color: green My favorite animals: aardvark and dog
My fav. fruit: mango My fav. fruit flavor: grape My fav. board game: chess,
My fav. icecream flavor: either strawberry or chocolate My fav. food: popcorn
My favorite Bible character: Samson, Aaron
And last but not least my favorite MLB player of all-time is Walter Johnson.

If you think Cy Young, Nolan Ryan, or Roger Clemens was the greatest pitcher of all-time, then you probably DON'T KNOW ANYTHING about Walter Johnson. I think the greatest pitcher of all-time should be determined by the amount of pitching categories he is top ten or fifteen in. He is in the top 10 or 15 in these pitching categories: 2nd all-time in wins (417), 9th most k's (3,509), he won the most strikeout titles (12), 10th lowest ERA (2.17), 8th lowest WHIP (1.061), 4th in complete games (531), and all-time shutouts leader (110). Cy Young is the all-time leader in wins (511), complete games (749), and games started (815), but he is also the all-time leader in losses (316) and he is not top ten or fifteen in strikeouts, ERA, nor WHIP. Nolan Ryan is the all-time leader in strikeouts and no-hitters, but he's not nearly in the top ten or fifteen all-time in ERA, nor WHIP. And lastly, Roger Clemens has won the most Cy Young Awards (7), but he is not even close to being in the top 10 nor 15 in ERA and WHIP. And that's why I think that Walter Johnson was the greatest picher of all-time.

When I started watching baseball and getting into it, I had no clue who was the best pitcher of all-time. I used to think it was either Cy Young (all-time wins leader) or Nolan Ryan (all-time strikeouts leader). But when I read about Walter Johnson last year (in 2008), I finally had a clue of who to consider the best pitcher of all-time. Of course, I have to say it was Walter Johnson. He has won three Triple Crowns, 12 strikout titles, a World Series title, and two American League Most Valuable Player Awards. Not top mention, Walter did win 417 games despite pitching for a loisng team like the Washington Senators (now called the Minesota Twins). He was also considered as the fastest pitcher who has ever lived by all who have seen him pitch. In 1936, he was one of the first five National Baseball Hall of Fame (Babe Ruth, Christy Matthewson, Honus Wagner, and Ty Cobb were the other four).

Walter Johnson's pitches would go over the plate faster than a blink of an eye. It was hard for the hitter to see his pitches. It's no wonder he led the American League in strikeouts 12 times. He has more k-titles than anyone who has pitched in the big leagues. Not even Nolan Ryan has gotten that much k-titles. The great Ty Cobb (outfielder for the Detriot Tigers at the time) described him as a rookie fastballer.

Walter Johnson was the all-time leader in shutouts. Nobody in his own career has even reached tripledigit shutouts other than him. He is a three time American League Triple Crown win (leading his league in wins strikeouts and ERA). Walter has fanned about 3,509 batters (9th all-time; 1st when he retired), 417 wins (2nd all-time), and he has a career 2.17 earned run average. I think the best pitcher of all-time should be judged for how many pitching categories is he top ten or top fifteen in. And Walter Johnson is just the right one for that matter