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BBCgalaxee
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Each & every year, another former middle reliever emerges & has a great year as closer.
They last maybe 2, 3 yrs & then implode.
Except for mo.
They last maybe 2, 3 yrs & then implode.
Except for mo.
Mighty Bombjack
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They undervalue the closer's role, but they OVERvalue individual closers. It seems to make little sense to give a huge contract to a closer. Use the guys with the hot arm, and rotate them as needed (which is admittedly easier said than done).
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More proof that closers, with the exception of the Top 3, guys like Mo, Hoffman and Franco used to be, are way OVER-rated individually.
Like Kickers in football and Goalies in Hockey you can literally pull a guy off the street and get a "hot streak" from him, with no prior History of success.
I mean, besides Mo (age not-withstanding) and maybe Papelbon, who else is a current Closer you would give a Big Contract to? Between injuries, like Wilson, Soria or Botts have had and "cold streaks", the shelf life on successful Closers is down to about 2 years. Heck, Jason Grilli has 19 Saves and wasn't on a Roster a year and a half ago.
Or maybe it's kharma for his over-the-top Celebratory stuff.
Like Kickers in football and Goalies in Hockey you can literally pull a guy off the street and get a "hot streak" from him, with no prior History of success.
I mean, besides Mo (age not-withstanding) and maybe Papelbon, who else is a current Closer you would give a Big Contract to? Between injuries, like Wilson, Soria or Botts have had and "cold streaks", the shelf life on successful Closers is down to about 2 years. Heck, Jason Grilli has 19 Saves and wasn't on a Roster a year and a half ago.
Or maybe it's kharma for his over-the-top Celebratory stuff.
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I should have clarified it more. The truely great closers in the game are undervalued. When you see what guys like Rivera and Hoffman did it shows just how special the elite closers really are. The Yankees have not had to worry about having a closer since 97. Pretty amazing.
gt2590
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Jim Johnson today blew his Fourth Save of the year. He was an All-Star last year, and (I believe) blew two games all year.
Perfect example for what this thread is discussing...
Perfect example for what this thread is discussing...
Hallsgator
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this why teams should never give relievers multi year deals
mudflap02
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Good thing I have both of these sitting in the vault! SP Heritage autos can be such a pain - I picked up the red first because I hadn't seen a blue since a couple weeks after release. Then one day went by, no blue Rodney. Then one more day went by, no blue Rodney. Then the third day, BOOM blue Rodney. This is actually a true story. 3 days.
Fernando Rodney 2012 Topps Heritage Update Autograph Summary
Day 0 - Red Rodney Auto
Day 1 - No Rodney Auto
Day 2 - No Rodney Auto
Day 3 - BOOM BLUE RODNEY AUTO, JEALOUS MUCH????
Fernando Rodney 2012 Topps Heritage Update Autograph Summary
Day 0 - Red Rodney Auto
Day 1 - No Rodney Auto
Day 2 - No Rodney Auto
Day 3 - BOOM BLUE RODNEY AUTO, JEALOUS MUCH????
