Clearing The Bases
May 8, 2012 by George Kurtz · Leave a Comment
On April 10 I wrote at column detailing the closer situation for each team because there had been a few injuries during spring training that took a couple of closers out for the season. Well a month later half of baseball no longer has the same pitcher closing for them that they planned on to […]
Clearing The Bases
April 10, 2012 by George Kurtz · Leave a Comment
We always say at draft time don’t overpay for saves, and that piece of advice seems to be especially important this season. Closers normally take a beating as it is the one spot on a baseball team that is sure to have the biggest turnover year after year. Not every relief pitcher is capable of […]
Rafael Soriano, Brian Wilson Dominate Goose Gossage Award Voting
October 21, 2010 by Seamheads · Leave a Comment
For an inaugural vote, it wasn’t much of a contest. Tampa Bay closer Rafael Soriano and San Francisco closer Brian Wilson handily won the Baseball Blogger Alliance’s first-ever Goose Gossage Award, handed out to the best reliever in each league. Soriano and Wilson, besides leading their teams to the postseason, posted numbers that well-distanced themselves […]