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The top 10 relief seasons in history

By David Schoenfield
Page 2

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

We profess to a certain man-crush on J.J. Putz here at Page 2 (OK, at least I do). The Mariners closer is a perfect 27-for-27 in save opportunities, has a 0.81 ERA and has held opposing hitters to a .126 average and .175 on-base percentage. Putz is obviously having one of the most dominant relief seasons of all time. This got us to thinking. What are the best relief seasons ever? There is no correct way to answer this. Bobby Thigpen holds the record with 57 saves for the 1990 White Sox, but he ...

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