How many wins will the closer role cost the Orioles?

[Three Run Homer]

A slump doesn't become a tailspin until you finally take a lead into the 9th inning and lose the game on account of a blown save. Having a shaky closer could still come back to bite us before long.

[Can_of_corn]

A slump doesn't become a tailspin until you finally take a lead into the 9th inning and lose the game on account of a blown save. Having a shaky closer could still come back to bite us before long.

Thank goodness Johnson is in Oakland then.

[OFFNY]

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Our closer is doing fine so far.

[weams]

http://www.csnphilly.com/baseball-philadelphia-phillies/numbers-blown-saves-piling-papelbon

[Bahama O's Fan]

so far, still 0 losses, 0 blown saves and 2 saves from Hunter

[CA-ORIOLE]

Yeah, if Buck and Hunter can both be a little smarter, this could work out.

[OFFNY]

Yeah, if Buck and Hunter can both be a little smarter, this could work out.

Try to see it Buck's way ........

only time will tell you if he is right, or he is wrong.

[mark_beckens]

Hunter +1

[atomic]

The thing I like about Hunter is he is throwing strikes. Jim Johnson was always out of control even when he got a save.

[OFFNY]

The thing I like about Hunter is he is throwing strikes.

Jim Johnson was always out of control even when he got a save.

FROM AUGUST, 2011:

http://forum.orioleshangout.com/forums/showthread.php/113534-Tommy-Hunter-Throwin-Strikes

THROWIN' STRIKES SEKIRTS 'NIWORHT o

[Barnaby Graves]

Try to see it Buck's way ........

only time will tell you if he is right, or he is wrong.

The ninth is very short, and there's no tiiiiiime

For giving up home runs to lefties

[Il BuonO]

How's that for a $6 million windfall?

[Uli2001]

The book says that closers are high-heat strikeout pitchers. Hunter is closer material while Johnson is not, according to the book.

[mark_beckens]

The book says that closers are high-heat strikeout pitchers. Hunter is closer material while Johnson is not, according to the book.

What book is that? Can I buy it on Amazon?

edit: I just checked my daughters Kindle and there is no book about high-heat strikeout closers on it.

[flyhighbirds]

Sad that being a closer is such a high pressure deal where the fans will viciously turn against you at every blown save. Pitching in the al east is probably more pressure than any other division.