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Which closers are slamming the door?

By by Matt Brown, STATS. Inc.

Wednesday, June 26, 2002

"Pitchers and reserves." With baseball's All-Star Game less than two weeks away, this phrase makes its annual appearance, coming soon to a water cooler or sports bar near you. Each season, two or three relief aces make their way onto each league's roster. But the selection of these hurlers seems to be almost an afterthought. For any closer not among his league's saves leaders, All-Star selection is a pipe dream. Yet judging relievers solely on how many saves they earn benefits whoever gets the m ...

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