It’s Nathan, so long as you interpret the question as: Who’s CURRENTLY the best closer in baseball, which I think is implied. All time? I’d say Rivera. Even now, it’s almost a toss-up, but Joe Nathan is lights out 99.9% of the time and that tops even skull-face (a.k.a. Mariano Rivera).
I respect the guy, but c’mon… c’mon.
The G-Man on 07/23 at 01:37 PM
Rivera IS 25-for-25 this season! .... And K-Rod has 41 saves! .... And Lidge’s ERA is the best in baseball! .... So, Nathan?!? Really!?! I love him, but best in baseball?!?
Ruge on 07/24 at 01:46 PM
They’re closers, man - overrated. And you will NOT convince me that K-Rod is legit. Rivera is in the pantheon of all-time greats, but Nathan is as lights-out as they come and his heat is overpowering. Granted, a splitter from Skeletor (a.k.a. RIvera) makes fools out of sluggers, but his stoic demeanor and constant spitting has nothing on Joe’s spastic twitching and cheek-puffing.
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Ruge on 07/23 at 01:27 PM
It’s Nathan, so long as you interpret the question as: Who’s CURRENTLY the best closer in baseball, which I think is implied. All time? I’d say Rivera. Even now, it’s almost a toss-up, but Joe Nathan is lights out 99.9% of the time and that tops even skull-face (a.k.a. Mariano Rivera).
I respect the guy, but c’mon… c’mon.
The G-Man on 07/23 at 01:37 PM
Rivera IS 25-for-25 this season! .... And K-Rod has 41 saves! .... And Lidge’s ERA is the best in baseball! .... So, Nathan?!? Really!?! I love him, but best in baseball?!?
Ruge on 07/24 at 01:46 PM
They’re closers, man - overrated. And you will NOT convince me that K-Rod is legit. Rivera is in the pantheon of all-time greats, but Nathan is as lights-out as they come and his heat is overpowering. Granted, a splitter from Skeletor (a.k.a. RIvera) makes fools out of sluggers, but his stoic demeanor and constant spitting has nothing on Joe’s spastic twitching and cheek-puffing.
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