A Save-less Afternoon of Major League Baseball?

Question

Yesterday was the first time in almost 28 years with all MLB teams playing that none were able to produce a save. How long do you think it will be before this happens again? Why?

You make a good point, justweb, but teams these days put so much effort into finding the right set-up-men, specialists and closer that the game has dramatically changed.

A save is to a closer as a win is to a starting pitcher.

Answer 1

The circumstances were freaky yesterday. A bunch of blowouts and some walkoff games. I don't know the exact odds but that is hard to do. However if a saveless day only happened before in 1978 when relief pitchers were less specialized, I think the chances of it happening in the future are pretty slim. Since it took a freaky day for it to happen yesterday, similar circumstances must repeat, maybe it will take 28-30 more years or it can happen tomorrow, but it will likely take a while. I'm just waiting for Jayson Stark's "Useless Info" column about yesterday.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

That's interesting trivia, but who cares, the save is a totally trivial statistic. Any game that a team ultimately wins is a win, and that's the purpose of baseball.

Answer 4

That is pretty rare. It'll probably be another 20-something years or so.

Answer 5

not to long because closers have been declining