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Today's closers would have lots of blown saves as well if they were brought in for 2 and 3 inning saves like the closers of the 70s and 80s. So hard to compare post 1990 closers vs those closers that excelled when the role rose to relevancy in the 70's and through the 80's, Closers and pens...

I'm assuming we can find a few others where it happened but it has to be extremely rare. In the past, I think most pitchers would pitch a little farm system ball in the season they were drafted in, which makes this task impossible. Not that we should diminish what he has done in his draft...

He also pitches like Justin Verlander. I'd like to hear from a mechanics guru if his over the top approach is more likely to lead to injuries or not. Although pretty much most ways to pitch in MLB are violent on your arm, except perhaps submariners. As for Bo, word is that he could come back...

The 2023 Rangers had the worst regular season bullpen of any team to make the playoffs in the 2000's. And somehow they figured it out and won the World Series. All you need is some arms to get hot. Playoffs are short series and very random. For every time there is a Los Angeles - New York...

It was AI. Or maybe I am just missing the sarcasm in your response.

Magic number to make the playoffs is 9. Texas can still get up to 92 wins if they finish 16-0. Toronto has the tie-breaker against Texas (head to head), so they would only need 92 wins to beat them. (92-83 wins = 9) In terms of winning the AL East. magic number is 15. The biggest issue for...

Carey Price is now a San Jose Shark. Carey Price and fifth round pick traded to San Jose Sharks for some minor league chump. It was nice little piece of work by Kent Hughes which will result in Montreal having lots more flexibility at the trade deadline (they can accrue money under the...

Varland was arguably a bit shittier than Hoffmann in August. (A bit higher ERA and a higher WHIP). But they were both really bad. Varlands was protected in mid leverage in Minnesota, and has been really bad at high leverage in Toronto. His breaking stuff is mid, and his fastball...

Everything is electronic tickets now. I'm not even sure if they have a ticket booth for Jays games anymore. Tickets are not cheap with dynamic pricing (the few that are left on Ticketmaster sold directly by Jays).. tickets are 100-200% what they were at the beginning of the year for the...

Yesavage has an ERA of 4.62 in his 41 innings in AA and AAA. He is not ready to be the answer to a closer role in 2025. Let him develop properly.

The problem is nobody in our pen has done anything in the month of August except Tommy Nance. So there is no one to point to as an immediate replacement. With a tired pen last night, Hoffman was the best choice to close last night and got it done, so he hangs around for at least a little while...

I strongly believe you are incorrect in saying that all the jobs at the Canadian Open are "paid". Most are not. @Zoot Allures - you had a post about your experience working at the Canadian Open. Perhaps you can add some clarity, to my post below and correct me I am wrong. Most of the...

Next season schedule is out. We start with the Athletics, white Sox and Rockies. That is as soft as it can get.

Looking further into Santander. He's not going to really contribute to this team for most of September... its about assessing whether he can get good enough to earn a post-season spot, and building back his confidence for 2026, so he doesn't enter next spring having not played in a long time...

I assume he gets eased in and plays a little bit but not much more unless he rakes in the minors and his starts -- perhaps more starts at the end if they clinch a bye with say 4 or 5 games to go. Santander could have a role starting vs Left Handed Pitchers. Versus Right-handers its...

I fixed season to career. Before today he had 28 top 5 finishes on PGA Tour affiliated Events and 0 wins.

Regarding the exceptionalism it was the same stuff / formula on about half the episodes I would see (Not all, but a lot of them) In the first intermission show some tight, and Don Cherry slobber over the player especially if it was a goon or borderline goon. At the end of a game, show some...

I didn't say that style of hockey from 1995 to say 2010 was my favourite era. It wasn't. I'll take the 80's before that. Did you watch the 70's and 80's games when they were on during the COVID break some years back. I know for many, the hockey was nowhere near as good as they had...

I'd also add that there will always be a room in hockey for tough play and violence combined with skill - the Panthers.. My issue with Cherry by 1995, and for the rest of his career, was his endless praise and glorification of goon culture in most of his segments. These goons had far less...

Who were the two most successful coaches and teams immediately after 1995... my actual reference date, instead of referencing something 30 years later. Scotty Bowman and the Detroit Red Wings. Jacques Lemaire and the New Jersey Devils. Then you had Ken Hitchcok and the Stars High tactical...