***OFFICIAL ROYALS vs. mariners 09/03/2013 Game Thread***

[tk13]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Dan Quisenberry says hi! You know, back when closers used to pitch 120+ innings a year.

Quisenberry is great and I know he was in the Cy Young/MVP running for several years, but it's not even in the same ballpark. Quisenberry's career high for strikeouts was 54, and that was the only time he ever broke 50. Holland is pitching at apex Mariano Rivera level. And Rivera never broke 90 K's as a closer. Holland's about to do it two years in a row.

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by tk13

Quisenberry is great and I know he was in the Cy Young/MVP running for several years, but it's not even in the same ballpark. Quisenberry's career high for strikeouts was 54, and that was the only time he ever broke 50. Holland is pitching at apex Mariano Rivera level. And Rivera never broke 90 K's as a closer. Holland's about to do it two years in a row.

Holland this year is better no doubt. But in fairness to Quiz, his career in total was remarkable. Not the peak of Holland but check this out:

http://m.bbref.com/m?p=XXleadersXXea...s_career.shtml