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BTW, has anyone ever checked to see if Mariano Rivera is an ageless cyborg pitching machine from the future? (nm)

Posted by musubi Sep 14 '11, 09:57

Just sayin.

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with one friggin' pitch no less. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 14, 10:02
G.O.A.T.! Seems to be a lack of coverage of his run to the record. - Krusty Sep 14, 10:02 26
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  - no, saves are the most meaningless stat in the books. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 10:09 21
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      - just stop it. - groiny Sep 14, 10:14 8
        
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        top 3 headlines on ESPN MLB Page right now....... - groiny Sep 14, 10:24 2
        
        (because they're suddenly being challenged for the WC and one of their main producers is going out?) - TFox Sep 14, 10:26 1
        
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        It's us and the Red Sox all day. If I wasn't a fan of either team I'd hate watching ESPN most days. -- nm - Krusty Sep 14, 10:16 3
        
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        the Tigers are on a ridiculous run right now, they have to get some coverage.... - groiny Sep 14, 10:21 1
        
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    - While I mostly agree, regardless of the "save", Mo has been absolutely unreal. Like almost literally unreal. - musubi Sep 14, 10:11 10
      - he has been a phenominal "pitcher", but to celebrate his 600 saves, is mostly like - groiny Sep 14, 10:13 9
        
        ROUND NUMBERS! -- nm - American public Sep 14, 10:16
        
        It's a arbitrary stat, but it is a milestone. Think about it this way, Wins are also arbitrary but they do mark "something". - musubi Sep 14, 10:15 7
        
        I just wanna know what the # is going to be for saves. I figure the biggies 500/300/3000 are excellence over a 20 year time frame - Will Hunting Sep 14, 10:22
        
        see, you have to go 5 innings as a SP to get a Win. You have to get one batter out to get a save. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 10:18 5
        
        I'm not saying they're equal. They're merely recordings of something that happened. Regardless of the stats intrinsic value, Mo's been ridiculously - musubi Sep 14, 10:23 4
        
        I do not disagree with that. Just that putting the pedistal there for 600 saves is kind of pointless. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 10:25 3
        
        I think it's going to be a long time, with the way modern bullpens work, before you see another guy hit 600. - TFox Sep 14, 10:26 2
        
        As hard as modern arms throw/burn out, I really think 600 is a generational number. - musubi Sep 14, 10:31
        
        that is very possible, as a lot of things have to go right to get that many saves over that time frame. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 10:27
- It's insane how consistantly good he is. In terms of modern relievers, I really do believe he's the G.O.A.T. (nm) - musubi Sep 14, 10:07 2
  - And like Mel said, he's done it with basically one pitch. Hoffman may have 601 but he's still not in Rivera's league. - Krusty Sep 14, 10:11 1
    - Best modern RP that *anyone* has ever seen. (nm) - musubi Sep 14, 10:13
I remember after they won in 96, they let Wetteland go. My thought at the time how stupid - amoxy Sep 14, 10:00 1
- I did too. I wanted them to keep Rivera in the 8th with Wetteland closing. - Krusty Sep 14, 10:04

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