Closers All Time 2 - 10

[Nosferatu]

Do you agree these are the top 9 closers after Mariano?


Dennis Eckersley
Trevor Hoffman
Lee Smith
Billy Wagner
Tom Henke
Bruce Sutter
Goose Gossage
John Franco
Rollie Fingers


Does this list finish off the top 10 in no particular order BTW or should someone else be in the top 10? Is it too soon for players like Chapman?

 

[MilkSpiller22]

is that in order?? if so i disagree...

Its not to early to talk chapman, but Kimbrel has to be talked about first... And i think that Joe nathan and Papelbon are also in the discussion... I am more interested in RP than just closers though....

 

[Nosferatu]

is that in order?? if so i disagree...

Its not to early to talk chapman, but Kimbrel has to be talked about first... And i think that Joe nathan and Papelbon are also in the discussion... I am more interested in RP than just closers though....

You may have noticed...

Does this list finish off the top 10 in no particular order BTW or should someone else be in the top 10? Is it too soon for players like Chapman?

 

[MilkSpiller22]

you left off the 2nd best RP of all time IMO.... Hoyt Wilhelm... he has 228 saves... thats enough to be counted as a closer...

 

[Nosferatu]

you left off the 2nd best RP of all time IMO.... Hoyt Wilhelm... he has 228 saves... thats enough to be counted as a closer...

I guess that makes sense but when I think closer I dont think Wilhelm, I think great relief pitcher he wasn't your typical "Closer" but yeah I agree I could have included him.

 

[MilkSpiller22]

I guess that makes sense but when I think closer I dont think Wilhelm, I think great relief pitcher he wasn't your typical "Closer" but yeah I agree I could have included him.

i agree, that he is not a typical closer, or at least how we now see them... but he was just so good that who cares..

 

[broncosmitty]

John Hiller and Hoyt are in my Top Ten.

Lee Smith isn't.

That's off the top of my head. This topic is a real good, that deserves more time and thought.

Papelbon is not on this list for me, at all.

 

[femurov]

Jeff Reardon
Randy Myers
John Wetteland

I might consider those guys to be top 10.

 

[broncosmitty]

Joe Nathan has a strong argument too.

KRod?

 

[Mebert]

Huston Streets 12 healthy games per year!

 

[broncosmitty]

Jeff Reardon
Randy Myers
John Wetteland

I might consider those guys to be top 10.

Those guys do always skip thru the cracks somehow.

 

[broncosmitty]

Huston Streets 12 healthy games per year!

I will always love him for this.

Cool thing I've ever been in attendance for.

 

[Mebert]

I will always love him for this.

Cool thing I've ever been in attendance for.

That could have happened to anyone

 

[broncosmitty]

That could have happened to anyone

I was pretty sure it was going to happen to Jason Grilli minutes before that. But he refused to throw strikes.

 

[UK Cowboy]

Mo
Eck
Wagner
Goose
Henke
Hoffman
Sutter
Fingers
Smith
Gagne(prime)

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

No love for Eric Gagne? Guy was lock down.

How about Armando Benitez? Hahaha, that's a joke.

 

[Nosferatu]

Jeff Reardon
Randy Myers
John Wetteland

I might consider those guys to be top 10.

But who do you take off the list to include these guys?

 

[MilkSpiller22]

John Hiller and Hoyt are in my Top Ten.

Lee Smith isn't.

That's off the top of my head. This topic is a real good, that deserves more time and thought.

Papelbon is not on this list for me, at all.

Papelbon really gets no respect... yes he is very unlikable, but look at his stats..

 

[Mebert]

Papelbon really gets no respect... yes he is very unlikable, but look at his stats..

Leads the league in Bryce Harper chokes! All time not just this season

 

[broncosmitty]

Papelbon really gets no respect... yes he is very unlikable, but look at his stats..

His walk rate is pretty impressive.