He helped define the position of closer. For ten years he was one of those guys who made opposing teams believe that they had to be winning by the 7th inning or they had no shot. He also perfected the modern splitter (and the guy who invented the curveball is in the hall of fame despite not having double digit wins).
2009 stats: Sarasota 2-1 8 Games 8 Games Started 42.1 IP 4.89 ERA 1.44 WHIP
Carolina 3-2 6 Game 6 Game Started 36 2/3 IP 2.95 ERA 1.09 WHIP
Louisville 2-2 5 Game 5 Game Started 29 IP 2.48 ERA 1.21 WHIP
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There’s hope for Danny Graves!!
He helped define the position of closer. For ten years he was one of those guys who made opposing teams believe that they had to be winning by the 7th inning or they had no shot. He also perfected the modern splitter (and the guy who invented the curveball is in the hall of fame despite not having double digit wins).
If I were Goose Gossage, I’d be scratching my head.