Comments on: Curtain Call? http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/05/27/curtain-call-2/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Sun, 26 May 2013 01:27:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Crazy8Rick http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/05/27/curtain-call-2/#comment-113563 Crazy8Rick Fri, 28 May 2010 16:19:19 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=34935#comment-113563 Mo is definitely the man. Greatest closer of ALL TIME!!!! Mo is definitely the man. Greatest closer of ALL TIME!!!!

]]> By: Ken_P http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/05/27/curtain-call-2/#comment-113562 Ken_P Thu, 27 May 2010 21:01:22 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=34935#comment-113562 I think Hoffman is clearly the best human closer of the last 20 years. Mo, until proven otherwise, is not human. I think Hoffman is clearly the best human closer of the last 20 years. Mo, until proven otherwise, is not human.

]]> By: RagingTartabull http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/05/27/curtain-call-2/#comment-113561 RagingTartabull Thu, 27 May 2010 18:58:02 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=34935#comment-113561 [5] of course, I agree 100%. There is Mo, and then theres everyone else. I'm just saying that for their era Hoffman is most likely the best of "everyone else" Since '95-'96, in the NL there really hasn't been anyone thats been as consistently effective as Hoffman. Gagne had his moment, but it was really only 2 years. Nen was money but was finished by injuries by the time he was 32. If you're talking strictly NL, he's been the best of his generation [5] of course, I agree 100%. There is Mo, and then theres everyone else. I’m just saying that for their era Hoffman is most likely the best of “everyone else”

Since ’95-’96, in the NL there really hasn’t been anyone thats been as consistently effective as Hoffman. Gagne had his moment, but it was really only 2 years. Nen was money but was finished by injuries by the time he was 32. If you’re talking strictly NL, he’s been the best of his generation

]]> By: williamnyy23 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/05/27/curtain-call-2/#comment-113560 williamnyy23 Thu, 27 May 2010 18:45:32 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=34935#comment-113560 [4] I know some have tried to argue that Hoffman was at least on the lower rung of Mo's level, but no one belongs in the same stratosphere as the great one. If you use WPA as a barometer (sticking with the meteorological imagery), Mo has Hoffman beat 48.9 to 33.4, and that’s without counting post season. [4] I know some have tried to argue that Hoffman was at least on the lower rung of Mo’s level, but no one belongs in the same stratosphere as the great one. If you use WPA as a barometer (sticking with the meteorological imagery), Mo has Hoffman beat 48.9 to 33.4, and that’s without counting post season.

]]> By: RagingTartabull http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/05/27/curtain-call-2/#comment-113559 RagingTartabull Thu, 27 May 2010 18:33:03 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=34935#comment-113559 yeah don't sell Armando short and by all accounts Hoffman is really one of the nicest guys in the game, so I do legit feel bad for it to be ending like this. He doesn't belong in the same sentence as Mo, but over the last 15 years for better or worse he's probably been the second best closer in baseball. yeah don’t sell Armando short

and by all accounts Hoffman is really one of the nicest guys in the game, so I do legit feel bad for it to be ending like this. He doesn’t belong in the same sentence as Mo, but over the last 15 years for better or worse he’s probably been the second best closer in baseball.

]]> By: vockins http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/05/27/curtain-call-2/#comment-113558 vockins Thu, 27 May 2010 18:29:28 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=34935#comment-113558 [2] I'll grant that might not be very "big name," but the dude was around for a while. [2] I’ll grant that might not be very “big name,” but the dude was around for a while.

]]> By: vockins http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/05/27/curtain-call-2/#comment-113557 vockins Thu, 27 May 2010 18:28:13 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=34935#comment-113557 [1] Armando Benitez? [1] Armando Benitez?

]]> By: Mattpat11 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/05/27/curtain-call-2/#comment-113556 Mattpat11 Thu, 27 May 2010 17:48:05 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=34935#comment-113556 I'll maintain that I've never seen a worse big name big game closer. When the chips were down, you just knew Hoffman was going to blow it, and that's why he doesn't even sniff the Hall of Fame if I had a vote. But he has always seemed like a great guy, and that's why I think its best for him to just retire rather than keep embarrassing himself. I’ll maintain that I’ve never seen a worse big name big game closer. When the chips were down, you just knew Hoffman was going to blow it, and that’s why he doesn’t even sniff the Hall of Fame if I had a vote.

But he has always seemed like a great guy, and that’s why I think its best for him to just retire rather than keep embarrassing himself.

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