Even though Burns acknowledged and honored the feats of Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, Mariano Rivera, Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson, his primary focus was to coronate Pedro Martinez as the most dominant pitcher of the era.
With the exception of Roger Clemens, recent retirees and 300-game winners Randy Johnson (303), Tom Glavine (305), and Greg Maddux (355) have all but secured their status as first-ballot hall of famers in the coming years.