http://www.blogging-baseball.com/2006/05/26/what-is-a-save/ All-time baseball highlights and real-time commentary. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:02:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://www.blogging-baseball.com/2006/05/26/what-is-a-save/#comment-823 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:40:48 +0000 http://www.blogging-baseball.com/2006/05/26/what-is-a-save/#comment-823 [...] Alfonseca carries a career ERA of 3.99 and a career save total of 121, 94 of them coming between 1999 and 2001 when the Florida Marlins used him in the closer role. [...] […] Alfonseca carries a career ERA of 3.99 and a career save total of 121, 94 of them coming between 1999 and 2001 when the Florida Marlins used him in the closer role. […]

]]> http://www.blogging-baseball.com/2006/05/26/what-is-a-save/#comment-67 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 02:10:00 +0000 http://www.blogging-baseball.com/2006/05/26/what-is-a-save/#comment-67 [...] The winning pitcher in this game emerged to be Phils reliever Geoff Geary who increased his won/loss record to 6-0 for the season with this win (Geary’s game-by game pitching line or the pitching line for any active hurler for the 2006 season and for the two previous seasons can be viewed on a page similar to Geary’s linked page).  Geary is what baseball experts call a “middle reliever” as distinguished from the “closer.” The closer either has overpowering stuff, as Hoffman, Mariano Rivera, Billy Wagner or Jonathan Papelbon have or predecessors such as Bruce Sutter, Goose Gossage, Lee Smith, Rollie Fingers or Kent Tekulve had and who enters the game in a late inning to silence the opposition’s bats and to nail down, to save a win for his team. [...] […] The winning pitcher in this game emerged to be Phils reliever Geoff Geary who increased his won/loss record to 6-0 for the season with this win (Geary’s game-by game pitching line or the pitching line for any active hurler for the 2006 season and for the two previous seasons can be viewed on a page similar to Geary’s linked page).  Geary is what baseball experts call a “middle reliever” as distinguished from the “closer.” The closer either has overpowering stuff, as Hoffman, Mariano Rivera, Billy Wagner or Jonathan Papelbon have or predecessors such as Bruce Sutter, Goose Gossage, Lee Smith, Rollie Fingers or Kent Tekulve had and who enters the game in a late inning to silence the opposition’s bats and to nail down, to save a win for his team. […]

]]> http://www.blogging-baseball.com/2006/05/26/what-is-a-save/#comment-65 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:27:23 +0000 http://www.blogging-baseball.com/2006/05/26/what-is-a-save/#comment-65 [...] As mentioned above, Trevor Hoffman’s blown save was, including the All Star game, his 3rd in 4 save opportunity appearances.  He, as with ANY closer who generally enters the game in the late innings, is like the hockey goaltender, the last line of defense with the game on the line.  For context as to what a save is and the Major League Rule regarding saves, click here. [...] […] As mentioned above, Trevor Hoffman’s blown save was, including the All Star game, his 3rd in 4 save opportunity appearances.  He, as with ANY closer who generally enters the game in the late innings, is like the hockey goaltender, the last line of defense with the game on the line.  For context as to what a save is and the Major League Rule regarding saves, click here. […]

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