The Southpaw Spot

What is the difference between an all-time great and an immortal?

The clutch.

Trevor Hoffman: Blows the save in a must win world series game in 1998. Blows the save in an All Star game. Blows the save to secure a postseason birth for his team. Trevor Hoffman, with a change-up from Olympus and 523 saves, is an all-time great.

Mariano Rivera: A 0.80 ERA in 112 IP in the post-season. A cut fastball from someplace higher than Olympus. Mariano Rivera, the Sandman, is an immortal.

posted by The leftist southpaw @ 11:39 AM