[Stardust]

You are probably thinking of Tom Seaver of the Mets. Louis Tiant and Juan Marichal were a couple more of my favorites from the "old days." Back in those days, either a good pitcher owned part of the plate or your head became a target. That was before the league decided to juice the game by lowering the mound and ruining the game with the designated hitter - back when baseball was still unquestionably America's favorite pastime and back when baseball had a real commissioner.

Baseball has become a "nice guy" sport