RIP to Red Sox Legend Luis Tiant

[mvp 78]

 

[Old Red]

I can still hear the chants as he walked in from the BP. Lue E, Lue E! Lue E.

[moonslav59]

Many, many, many fond memories.

He was truly a great pitcher, who had to reinvent himself after the injury.

That WS loss to Cincy was tough to take, as a kid, but he gave us something to be proud of, and his base-running, something to laugh about.

[a700hitter]

Underrated as a big game pitcher.  He belongs in the Hall of Fame.  That was a terrible oversight.  He was a great person too. 

[mvp 78]

5 minutes ago, a700hitter said:

Underrated as a big game pitcher.  He belongs in the Hall of Fame.  That was a terrible oversight.  He was a great person too. 

He's right between Jim Palmer and Don Drysdale per Jay Jaffe's JAWS calculation at 44th of all time. He's more than deserving. 

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

37 minutes ago, a700hitter said:

Underrated as a big game pitcher.  He belongs in the Hall of Fame.  That was a terrible oversight.  He was a great person too. 

Those of us who rooted for the Red Sox from 1972-78 would pick Tiant as the one starting pitcher to win one game -- winner-take-all -- for any pennant, World Series, or for the fate of the free world...

... and that's over Pedro, Schilling, Beckett or Derek Lowe (and I won't mention anyone else who couldn't even beat those guys or Dave Stewart).

[Duran Is The Man]

5 minutes ago, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

Those of us who rooted for the Red Sox from 1972-78 would pick Tiant as the one starting pitcher to win one game -- winner-take-all -- for any pennant, World Series, or for the fate of the free world...

... and that's over Pedro, Schilling, Beckett or Derek Lowe (and I won't mention anyone else who couldn't even beat those guys or Dave Stewart).

el Tiante was easily my favorite pitcher as a kid.

[moonslav59]

1 hour ago, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

Those of us who rooted for the Red Sox from 1972-78 would pick Tiant as the one starting pitcher to win one game -- winner-take-all -- for any pennant, World Series, or for the fate of the free world...

... and that's over Pedro, Schilling, Beckett or Derek Lowe (and I won't mention anyone else who couldn't even beat those guys or Dave Stewart).

I have to agree, with Schilling as a close second. (early Beckett was awesome, too.)

[dgalehouse]

R.I.P. Luis Tiant.  I agree that he should be in the Hall of Fame.  Some of the voters just look dumb with their supposedly  ultra high standards . Among my collection of Red Sox memorabilia is a ball autographed by both Tiant and Jim Rice. 

[notin]

I hope there’s a cigar lounge in Heaven..

[Bellhorn04]

I really detest RIP threads, but I'll make an exception here.

Tiant was quite possibly the most lovable of all Red Sox heroes.

I'll echo notin and hope Luis is enjoying a fine cigar right now. 

[cukes]

They asked about his signature pitch on a show and was told he threw every pitch in  the book, plus two

loved to watch him

[mvp 78]

Jay Jaffe's article on Luis:

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/luis-tiant-1940-2024-the-cuban-dervish/

[Randy Red Sox]

On 10/9/2024 at 3:46 PM, notin said:

I hope there’s a cigar lounge in Heaven..

good one