Dodgers Takashi Saito best closer in baseball

Why not?

He's as automatic as anyone else..

I'll take Hoffman over Saito any day of the week

whormoan said:

I'll take Hoffman over Saito any day of the week

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This season?


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i thought papelbon was? then putz was? why not jose valverde?

Saito 35 saves ERA 1.38 52.0 innings 30 hits 8 BB 65 K's
Putz 37 saves ERA 1.35 60.0 innings 29 hits 12 BB 66 K's
Valverde 41 saves ERA 2.60 55.1 innings 37 hits 22 BB 66 K's

i'd pick putz as having the best year

i like Saito though

Stats are for losers. Saito is having a nice yr. I feel a lot better when Hoffman needs to close the door to win my $$$ than Saito. That's how I decide.

I don't like to rely on stats either actually..

I watch and wager on a lot of Dodger games and I have to say I feel unbeatable when the Dodgers have the lead going into the 9th.

We're all homers here

gynecologist said:

We're all homers here

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I'm not a Sox fan. I would take Saito over Hoffman this year. Hoffman in his prime was scary good.