Top 5 Royals All-Time: Saves

Jeff Montgomery- 304
Dan Quisenberry- 238
Doug Bird- 58
Roberto Hernandez- 54
Mike MacDougal- 50

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Soria is already 9th

he could be in the top 5 by the end of the season… but it’s gonna be awhile before Quiz or Monty get threatened

by Freneau on Jun 2, 2008 11:38 PM EDT reply actions

Knock Mack The Ninth off this list this year. I’m watching the Angels at the M’s; waaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! What a ridiculous idea for a baseball field. Hunter just robbed Reed of a double; we should never, ever think of Reed as a desirable trade option.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jun 2, 2008 11:57 PM EDT reply actions

all the more reason to abolish all talk of moving him into the rotation

moving up a team’s all-time chart in a super-duper meaningful category like saves = culture of winning

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by Matt Klaassen on Jun 3, 2008 12:19 AM EDT reply actions

Soria, that is

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by Matt Klaassen on Jun 3, 2008 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions

i wish culture of winning was a stat

actually, i’m sure Buster Olney keeps track of it

by Freneau on Jun 3, 2008 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions

Damn my lack of an "ESPN Insider" subscription!

I guess this is another stat someone here will have to develop…

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by Matt Klaassen on Jun 3, 2008 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions

who came up with GRIT?

that was pretty cool

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by marbotty on Jun 4, 2008 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Srsly? NYRoyal

but he totally stole it from me using his super-duper lawyer intertheft powers

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by Matt Klaassen on Jun 4, 2008 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions

Mike MacDougal update

He’s in AAA now, where he’s been most of the season, currently with a 6.75 ERA and more walks than innings pitched. That was a great trade.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by Scott McKinney on Jun 3, 2008 12:41 AM EDT reply actions

Here's hoping Ramirez is on that list in a couple of years

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by Scott McKinney on Jun 3, 2008 1:16 AM EDT reply actions

Or Nunez

Whichever works fine.

Rowdy Hardy Fan Club member.

by doublestix on Jun 3, 2008 2:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Ted Abernathy

Just misses the cut.

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by RoyalsRetro on Jun 3, 2008 9:59 AM EDT reply actions

The real question is

will Soria stay as the closer long enough to reach 3rd? It will be close, as I fully expect to see him shifted to the rotation next season.

by loyal2sdad on Jun 3, 2008 1:14 PM EDT reply actions

For you youngsters

Montgomery was a very good closer – above average – for a long time, but Quiz was the best reliever in team history, in my opinion.

He didn’t pitch long enough, primarily due to not reaching the majors until he was well past prospect age. (He converted to submarine style in a last ditch effort to save his career; without doing so he most likely would never have even made it to KC at all).

Quiz was a product of the infancy of the use of closers, and like Sutter and others of his era, he was often called upon for multiple inning saves. If he had had a longer career, I think he could have made a HOF argument.

The most amazing part of his game was his ungodly control. Goodness, if he were alive today and pitched exclusively to this Royals lineup, he might post a few HUNDRED innings before he walked even one batter!

by loyal2sdad on Jun 3, 2008 1:18 PM EDT reply actions

Monty

It was like pulling teeth to convince the Royals to let Monty close. They had Steve Farr close for a bit, then felt the need to go spend millions on Mark Davis, still not convinced Monty could close. Monty never threw that hard, didn’t have some terrific split fingered pitch, but he threw strikes, kept the ball low, and had a pretty good slider. He put together quite a good career.

And we got him for Van Snider! Thanks Cincinnati!

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by RoyalsRetro on Jun 3, 2008 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions