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#93769	03/01/2024 1:47:52 pm	Jul 21st, 2063	Ignore
Cactusguy21 Joined: 07/25/2017 Posts: 815 Presque Isle Vikings III.4	https://brokenbat.org/player/247232 With the retirement of franchise legend Jevon Lowery, it got me thinking about non-closers. What is the best non-closer reliever you've had on your team? I personally have always been a fan of the high-volume relief strategy, where you take a talented guy with 9-12 stamina and run them into the ground in relief, throwing 140 IP per year. They hold up a lot better stamina-wise doing this than if they just started.
#93770	03/01/2024 2:51:00 pm	Jul 22nd, 2063	Ignore
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 357 Concord Jets Legends	Scot Richardson is mine. But Jun Seo Sohn is not too far behind him. In the entire game and of all time, Burt Rutherford comes to mind.
#93771	03/02/2024 9:22:48 am	Jul 23rd, 2063	Ignore
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1130 Deerfield Beach Rats V.7	DFB is almost certainly enshrining Thomas Janssens at the end of his career. I’ve had a few good ones through the years, but I can’t think of anyone who did what this guy’s done.
#93772	03/02/2024 9:39:15 am	Jul 23rd, 2063	Ignore
Alyksandur Joined: 07/19/2017 Posts: 228 Boca Raton Gryphons II.2	Matías Delgado most readily comes to mind for the Gryphons, though Georg Ahrens has certainly made a case for himself.  Going back a bit further to the team’s days as the Seagulls, I’d have to give an honorable mention to “The Improbable” Danny Gunn. While certainly not the best in terms of ERA, many were the times where he came in for the second or third inning for a slumping starter and held the fort long enough for the offense to wake up. Updated Saturday, March 2 2024 @ 9:40:05 am PST
#93781	03/03/2024 8:09:28 am	Jul 28th, 2063	Ignore
geigerted Joined: 07/16/2018 Posts: 59 Queens Park Rangers Legends	The best guy I've had in that role was Min Kyu Jeng, who had six straight seasons with 200+ innings pitched without starting a single game.
#93782	03/03/2024 9:06:35 am	Jul 28th, 2063	Ignore
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9603 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Norm "The Paradox" Parodi probably should be in the discussion, although he spent a little time everywhere (including Starter and Closer). Orlando Ortega was probably Haverhill's best pure Relief pitcher. You can't go wrong with a Relief boasting a sub 0.9 H/IP career ratio. BTW, Burt Rutherford is insane. Almost feels like cheating to have a guy like that on the roster Updated Sunday, March 3 2024 @ 9:13:26 am PST
#93800	03/06/2024 6:41:42 pm	Aug 14th, 2063	Ignore
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 627 Denver Broncos IV.4	There are kids that, when you see them you say "Look, the eight inning is yours" and for a few seasons for us that bullpen arm was Mickey "Three" Wiseman.
#93859	03/21/2024 4:45:25 pm	Oct 9th, 2063	Ignore
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5201 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	Almost feels like cheating Haha! That's the pitcher pool for ya. No secret he's a big part of the recent Dino success. And this thread goes straight for my heart. I figure the 3 most important players on your team are your SS, your CF, and your primary setup man. Dinos have had some great ones. Greene. Grasso. Booth. O'Neill. But Rutherford will be the best. (Will fill in some player links when not kn my phone).
#93870	03/22/2024 9:24:49 pm	Oct 14th, 2063	Ignore
NotGood88 Joined: 08/28/2020 Posts: 510 Prattville Black Cats II.2	https://brokenbat.org/player/280855 Bähr for sure. Admittedly I'm a bit newer than some of the guys on this thread. But in his prime he was wicked Updated Friday, March 22 2024 @ 9:25:56 pm PDT gosh darn it i'm so rusty that i forgot the hyperlink format Updated Friday, March 22 2024 @ 9:27:07 pm PDT

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