Teams putting too much stock in closers.
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) › Nbr. 2007, March 2007
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Teams putting too much stock in closers.
Byline: Bill Ballou
COLUMN: BASEBALL NOTES It was the great baseball philosopher, Albert "Sparky" Lyle, who once pondered the mysteries of the mound by saying, "Why pitch nine innings when you can get just as famous pitching two?" Smart man, Professor Lyle, which is probably why he is one of just a few relief pitchers to win a Cy Young Award. Of course, when Lyle won his Cy Young Award in 1977, relievers often did pitch two innings, or even more. Nowadays, a more accurate question...See the full content of this document
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