defense. Closers are responsible for saving (or blowing) hundreds of gas eh year. A closer has to be tough  nike lunarglide 7 uomo , confident, and skilled and closers have to have thick skin. They can be anointed the hero, and criticized greatly all in the sa week. They have to have a ort mory, and continue to do their job with passion and confidence. One pitch can make or break a ga, so a closer has to be clutch. A closer also has to have at least one great pitch. Many closers have an electrifying fastball with high velocity and movent. Others rely on finesse and location. Here MLBcentral. & Pro Baseball Fans takes a look at perhaps 10 of the greatest closers of all ti. And now, we promise not to make you wait for our best closers list any longer... 10. Joe Nathan - Minnesota Twins Arguably, Joe Nathan has been MLB's best closer the past 4 seasons. With 183 career saves, the Twins hard throwing righty ranks in the top 50 all-ti. Ranked 15 th in saves amongst all tive closers, Nathan has proven to be one of the most consistent relievers in the ga. This o ti all-star beca the first closer in team history to record 36 or more saves in 4 straight seasons (1990-1993). He is a model of consistency, and ould continue to rise in the record books. 9. Lee Smith - St. Louis Cardinals Lee Smith was a dominating, and intimidating presence on the mound. Standing 6'6'' 265lbs, and throwing a 95 mph fastball nike lunarglide 6 uomo , Smith dominated the ga to the tune of 478 career saves when he hung up his cleats. His all ti career saves record stood from 1993-2006 when broken by current San Diego Padre Trevor Hoffman. 1991 could be classified as Smith's best year when he had an NL best 47 saves with the Cardinals and was runner up in the Cy-Young award voting. 8. Billy Wagner - New York Mets Currently 6th on the all ti saves list with 376, this fla throwing lefty continues to dominate today with the New York Mets. As a kid, Wagner was a natural right handed thrower, but after multiple breaks to his throwing arm, taught himself to throw left handed against a barn door. This 5 ti all star won the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year award in 1999, and is rapidly approhing 1,000 career strikeouts. 7. Rich "Goose'' Gossage Another intimidating figure on the mound, Gossage sported wild fial hair, and a blazing fastball. The "Goose" spent ti with 9 different major league teams, and finied with 310 career saves, good for 4th all ti. Goose played in the league a remarkable 22 years, leading the AL in saves 3 different seasons. Gossage was given credit nike lunarglide 5 uomo , along with Ron Davis of the 70's and 80's Yankees, for pioneering the setup mancloser pairing role. Gossage was voted into the MLB hall of fa in 2008, with a convincing 85.8 % vote. 6. Troy Percival - Tampa Bay Rays This 4 ti all-star continues to amass saves (343 career) with the upstart Tampa Bay Rays this year, currently with baseball's best record. He had a career-high 42 saves in 1998, and enjoyed his best season in 2002 with a 4-1 record, 40 saves, 68 strikeouts, and a 1.92 ERA that year. His fast ball once was consistently clocked beeen 96-100mph, aiding in his dominating 763 career strikeouts. 5. Bruce Sutter - St. Louis Cardinals Sutter is maybe best known for being the inventor of the split-finger fastball, which he called his "Jewel." Dominating for the Cards in the 70's and 80's, he beca the only player to lead the NL in saves 5 tis. Winning four relief Pitcher of the Year Awards, and the 1979 Cy Young nike roshe run con fiori , Sutter dominated with his splitter to overe his lk of velocity. Sutter was inducted into the hall of fa in 2006 after saving 300 career gas. 4. Rollie Fingers - Brewers Rollie Fingers was a very noticeable figure on the mound, and beca famous for his stand out "handlebar mousthe." Fingers was much more about the musthe however, as he won the 1974 World Series MVP by saving o gas and winning another for the Oakland A's. In 1981, the he won both the Cy Young and MVP awards when he saved 28 gas and posted a 1.04 ERA for the Brewers. By the ti his career ended in 1985, Fingers had 341 saves and a career ERA of 2.90. He was inducted into the Hall of Fa in 1992 and wore his famous handlebar mousthe proudly. 3. Dennis Eckersley - Oakland A's Eck arrived in Oakland in 1987, and many people thought his career was over. Needless to say, his career as a closer was just getting started, as manager Tony LaRussa appointed him to that role. Eckersley only responded with 53 saves in 1988, and 390 saves for his career, ranking him 5 th all ti. LaRussa's revolutionary move of letting Eck pitch only 1 inning per ga, when the ga was close, was a revolutionary move at the ti. This move let Eck win the Cy Young nike roshe run nere e fiori , MVP, and gain a Hall of Fa induction in 2004. 2. Mariano Rivera - New York Yankees Best known for his unhittable "cutter," Mariano Rivera continues to be lights out for the Yankees today. His cutter moves IN on the hands of hitters, making it nearly impossible to make contt with, let alone hit. Rivera has 4 world series rings, a world series MVP, and 413 career saves; a resu that speaks for itself. Rivera has an UNDER 1.00 ERA in postseason play, making him one of the most, if not THE most, clutch relievers of all-ti. And the Pro Baseball Fans & MLBcenter. best closer of all-ti is... #1. Trevor Hoffman - San Diego Other closers may have had flaier nicknas, played in bigger dia markets, or been in postseason more often nike roshe run flyknit saldi , but none have been as productive as Trevor Hoffman, major league's all ti save's |
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