Your Oriole Closer Ranking List

[FuManchu]

4 hours ago, Frobby said:

It’s unfortunate that we’ve never really had a closer who lasted a long time.   As I mentioned elsewhere, our top five in saves still fall 25 short of Mariano Rivera by himself.

 

Random worthless trivia, only one team has an all time saves leader who totaled less than 100 for that franchise. 

[jerios55]

I guess my brain is purely in rebuilding mode now.

I was expecting to see comments about Pop, Carroll, Givens...  Haha.

[Redskins Rick]

5 minutes ago, weams said:

On Year. 36 saves. I take Jim Johnson over that. 

As would I.

In fact, I did.

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So my ranking, would be:   Greg / Zach / JJ  / Lee / Tippy

Zach was clearly the most dominant, but something about the fan in me, loved watching Greg save a game,

Clearly, this is the "eye" test, and not validated by sabermetics.

[Redskins Rick]

Just now, jerios55 said:

I guess my brain is purely in rebuilding mode now.

I was expecting to see comments about Pop, Carroll, Givens...  Haha.

So tired of all the past trade talks, rumors and worse team in baseball.

Figure, to throw something out there, that was off that track.

[weams]

Pop had a real nice outing last evening. 

[Redskins Rick]

9 minutes ago, FuManchu said:

Random worthless trivia, only one team has an all time saves leader who totaled less than 100 for that franchise. 

Ok, I bite, who is it?

[weams]

1 minute ago, weams said:

Pop had a real nice outing last evening. 

Two innings. No walks. No hits three ks.

[TonySoprano]

16 minutes ago, FuManchu said:

Random worthless trivia, only one team has an all time saves leader who totaled less than 100 for that franchise. 

Tampa Bay

[Redskins Rick]

2 minutes ago, TonySoprano said:

Tampa Bay

Makes sense. For some reason, I was thinking another expansion team, the Mets, but figured I was wrong.

[TonySoprano]

4 minutes ago, Redskins Rick said:

Makes sense. For some reason, I was thinking another expansion team, the Mets, but figured I was wrong.

Except I was wrong.  The answer is Arizona (Valverde).  Hernandez had 101 for TB.  Arizona and TB both started in '98.

[theobird]

Dick Hall. Another Dandy. I always loved Tim Stoddard. Myers was really good. Stanhouse made me laugh. But Zach Britton was the best, I tell ya.

[Aristotelian]

3 hours ago, Camden_yardbird said:

No votes for Benitez?

Lol!

[Can_of_corn]

2 hours ago, weams said:

Pop had a real nice outing last evening. 

Rooting for him, for my own selfish reasons of course.

[esmd]

Forgot all about BJ Ryan, which while I guess you could say that says it all, it's not fair to the man.  He was definitely better than Chris Ray.  Sherrill has a decent season or so for us.  Benitez....argh.  I still remember Tony Fernandez. 

I guess I'd slot Ryan in between Randy Myers and Lee Smith on my list.  Sherrill tied with Ray, and Benitez just below them.

[Frobby]

16 hours ago, esmd said:

Forgot all about BJ Ryan, which while I guess you could say that says it all, it's not fair to the man.  He was definitely better than Chris Ray.  Sherrill has a decent season or so for us.  Benitez....argh.  I still remember Tony Fernandez. 

I guess I'd slot Ryan in between Randy Myers and Lee Smith on my list.  Sherrill tied with Ray, and Benitez just below them.

Ryan was only the closer for one year.    In my opinion, he was more valuable the previous season, when he was used as the fireman.