Thread: The save rule in Baseball
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Old 09-13-2004, 11:41 AM   #1
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Question The save rule in Baseball
What do you think of it?

A few weeks back a guy on the mlb show over here had a bit of a rant about the save rule and how bollocks it is sometimes.

I bring this up because Joe Nathan came into the Twins/Tigers game last night a faced one batter and got his 42nd save.

Now am i the only one who thinks thats a load of tripe?

I'm not knocking Nathan or any closers or the role in general, but should so much be weighted on a statistic which can be gained by pitching to one guy, or by pitching an inning with your team up 3 zip, facing guys at the bottom of the order or something?
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