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In response to "It's a arbitrary stat, but it is a milestone. Think about it this way, Wins are also arbitrary but they do mark "something". " by musubi

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

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Sep 14 '11, 10:18

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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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