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In response to "no, saves are the most meaningless stat in the books. nm -- nm" by groiny

While I mostly agree, regardless of the "save", Mo has been absolutely unreal. Like almost literally unreal.

Posted by musubi Sep 14 '11, 10:11

I have a hard time believing his level of consistant greatness is *possible*.

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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

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