Jim Caple on Closers

[mtxdevil]

Hey, an article on ESPN that isn't utterly worthless. I have been thinking the same way about closers for years now. If they're supposedly your top reliever, why don't use them in more "intense" situations? The save is a useless stat, and closers are overvalued.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=caple/080805

[Bwanna]

Hey, an article on ESPN that isn't utterly worthless. I have been thinking the same way about closers for years now. If they're supposedly your top reliever, why don't use them in more "intense" situations? The save is a useless stat, and closers are overvalued.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=caple/080805

Not sure when he wrote this, but pretty sure KRod entered the game last night with a couple of runners aboard... a proceeded to blow the save.

[Amazinz]

Not an original argument but well-written article nonetheless and nice to see it on ESPN. Really liked Beane's comment about the media.

[jmudukes2008]

long overdue in the media...awesome