The details: The Braves scattered eight hits in Game 1 (0 for 7 with runners in scoring position) and pushed across two runs in a 3-2, 10-inning loss. He posted a 1.55 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 6.0 H/9, 40 SV, 309 ERA+ and 4.2 K/BB. He also pitched extremely well in the postseason. They went the entire season without their 30-save closer, Kerry Ligtenberg, who was recovering from Tommy John surgery. Greg McMichael statistics splits. In fact, Jones averaged 1.3 IP per G during his career and that is more IP per G than any other relief pitcher in this top 10. He pitched to their weaknesses. That is his adjusted career. Garbers first big moment as a member of the Braves organization occurred on Aug. 1, 1978, when he struck out Pete Rose to end Roses National League-best hitting streak at 44 games. But it was Game 5 that turned the series, and thats where umpire Eric Gregg comes in. Jeff Nelson (1992-2006) Career Length Grade: A-, Raw Career: 798 G, 0 GS, 784.2 IP, 3.41 ERA, 132 ERA+, 1.35 WHIP, 7.3 H/9, 33 SV, 2.1 SV/50 and 1.9 K/BB, Adjusted Career: 609 G, 0 GS, 623.1 IP, 3.23 ERA, 141 ERA+, 1.34 WHIP, 7.2 H/9, 21 SV, 1.7 SV/50 and 1.9 K/BB (exclude his 2002-2005 seasons), Peak Career: 309 G, 0 GS, 334.2 IP, 2.58 ERA, 179 ERA+, 1.17 WHIP, 5.9 H/9, 8 SV, 1.3 SV/50 and 2.2 K/BB (include his 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2001 seasons). But the most reliable member of the early 1990s Braves bullpens might have been McMichael, who produced a 2.89 ERA and a 146 ERA+ over 317 2/3 innings from '93-96. The Braves' postseason trips and disappointments didn't end with the start of a new decade. The two-time National League Cy Young Award winner posted a 3.15 ERA and had a 134 ERA+ from 1991-2002. Because John Smoltz was included in the right-handed starters list, there was no reason to debate who would fill this top spot. Atlanta Braves Yearly Pitching Staff Team Names: Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Boston Braves, Boston Bees, Boston Rustlers, Boston Doves, Boston Beaneaters, Boston Red Stockings Also played as a National Association Franchise Seasons: 147 (1876 to 2022) Record: 10921-10818, .502 W-L% Playoff Appearances: 28 Pennants: 18 World Championships: 4 In 2002, he again struggled at 23 with a 6.66 ERA and was released. Mike Jackson (1986-2004) Career Length Grade: A+, Raw Career: 1,005 G, 7 GS, 1,188.1 IP, 3.42 ERA, 125 ERA+, 1.22 WHIP, 7.4 H/9, 142 SV, 7.1 SV/50 and 2.2 K/BB, Adjusted Career: 893 G, 7 GS, 1,072.2 IP, 3.26 ERA, 130 ERA+, 1.20 WHIP, 7.2 H/9, 138 SV, 7.8 SV/50 and 2.2 K/BB (exclude his 2001 and 2004 seasons), Peak Career: 278 G, 0 GS, 329.2 IP, 2.38 ERA, 185 ERA+, 1.07 WHIP, 6.5 H/9, 65 SV, 11.6 SV/50 and 2.6 K/BB (include his 1988, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998 seasons). The Twins capped it off with a thrilling 1-0 win in Game 7, boosted by 10 shutout innings from Jack Morris. The move was made retroactive to Monday when Jansen felt discomfort, manager Brian Snitker said. . The critical moment: The eighth inning of Game 7 decided the series for the Braves. Here is Mark Bowmans ranking of the top five relievers in Braves history. The 1990s Braves, which Passan frames as ruling (or rather not ruling) from 1991 to 2005, weren't just an MLB dynasty. The Braves struggled to mount any kind of threat against Phillies starter Curt Schilling. It may have shortened his career, but he wasnt going to miss the World Series. Rocker also played that year for the Indians in the ALDS against the Seattle Mariners. Even though Game 3 went 10 innings, once the Yankees tied it in the eighth, the outcome was obvious. The Braves then took on the Phillies in the NLCS and, after dropping Game 1 in extra innings, pummeled the Phillies 14-3 in Game 2 and 9-4 back home in Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead. SPSteve Avery, SPTom Glavine, SPCharlie Leibrandt, SPJohn Smoltz, RPTony Castillo, RPMark Grant, RPDwayne Henry, RPJoe Hesketh, RPCharlie Kerfeld, RPRick Luecken, RPKent Mercker, RPJeff Parrett, CLJoe Boever. Yes, all those division titles were special even something to envy but the lack of multiple world championships caused many to stop just short of calling the Braves a true dynasty. The Marlins won 2-1, so any base runner wouldve constituted a rally for the Braves. The right-handed reliever finished seventh in NL Cy Young Award voting in 1982 with a 2.34 ERA over 119 1/3 innings (69 appearances) for the NL West-champion Braves. Heres a story about Beck that I want to share. There are only seven other relief pitchers in the history of MLB that are in the top 20 all time in both of those categories with Nen. In 2002, while with the Rangers, Rocker again made national headlines for his views after directing slurs towards patrons of a Dallas restaurant at which he was dining, located in the heavily LGBT-populated neighborhood of Oak Lawn.[14][15]. In the process, he struck out 42.2 percent of the batters he faced and limited opponents to a .152 batting average. Thats not to say there werent chances in both games. By tk926 Plays - /5 - RATE QUIZ MORE INFO Classic Best Score? The game remained scoreless until the Twins won in the 10th. Nen has one of the 10 best peaks in the history of MLB for a relief pitcher. But the flow of runs the Braves enjoyed in Games 2 and 3 evaporated in Game 4. He somehow had a long, incredibly good career, but quiet career. Relief pitchers will only be in one decade. Fans would come by, more or less, anytime, day or night, and he had an open door policy. In the interview, Rocker discussed his "Speak English" campaign, as well as his upcoming book, Rocker: Scars & Strikes. Every player's name links to their career statistics. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. The Braves then faced the Yankees in the World Series in a rematch of 1996. Oh, and hell be one of only 13 pitchers in the history of MLB to pitch in over 1,000 G while doing it. In the top of the ninth inning, Braves reliever Jackson Stephens was hit on the head with a 90.4-mph liner from the Cardinals' Brendan Donovan. The details: The Yankees in 1999 were at their peak hate-generating selves: No matter the situation, no matter the score, everyone knew deep down that they were probably going to win. But the most reliable member of the early 1990s Braves bullpens might have been McMichael, who produced a 2.89 ERA and a 146 ERA+ over 317 2/3 innings from '93-96. Again, his brains are a big part of what put him up so high on this list. Despite the Yankees comeback, its hard to argue that the Braves didnt collapse and give this series away. In fact, their playoff series wins in 2020 they swept the Reds in the Wild Card Series and then swept the Marlins in the NLDS were the team's first in 19 years. The Big Three was a trio of Major League Baseball starting pitchers for the Atlanta Braves from 1993 to 2002 which consisted of Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz. Copyright 1999- That puts him in the top 15 all time in ERA+, SV, WHIP and K/BB. Again, this list is not a list of the best careers, that list is the list you just read. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. The Braves' chronic playoff disappointments of the 1990s-2000s could not be attributed to Smoltz, who fashioned a career 15-4 postseason record with a 2.67 ERA. I'd retire first. How does Greg McMichael perform on the road, on turf under the lights with an 0-2 count? A.J. Andrs Muoz. - David Justice, Sortable Pitching Stats for the 1990 Atlanta Braves (click any stat to sort). You need him to be a closer, hell be one of the best closers in the League. So in order to find his real numbers, I have toexclude some late seasonsduring his career to findthe numbers that he really carried during his career. Minter. He posted over a 145 ERA+ five times during his career. He posted less than 7.5 H/9 during eight of the 12 seasons during his career and he posted less than 7.0 H/9 for five consecutive seasons from 1991-1995. Jhoan Duran. Getting back to the RE24 metric, the third, fourth and fifth spots of the Braves all-time list are filled by Greg McMichael (56.78), Kerry Ligtenberg (55.82) and OFlaherty (36.70). In Rocker's first season in the major leagues, he was 13 with a 2.13 ERA in 38 innings pitched. Here's a look back ateach of the team'spostseason eliminations from 1991 to 1999. No other Braves reliever has tallied more than 388. [citation needed] He initially committed to play college baseball for the Georgia Bulldogs. On Tuesday night the Braves play the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series. Though the majority of the roster remained intact, the Braves were without their top run producer from 1998, Andres Galarraga, who was diagnosed with cancer before the season. That was the Mets, who went from looking dead after Game 3 to a legitimate threat to become the first team to overcome a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series after a dramatic Game 5 win thats best known for Robin Venturas walkoff grand slam single. After a back-and-forth and nerve wracking for both sides Game 6, the Braves finally won the pennant in the 11th inning when Kenny Rogers walked Andrus Jones with the bases loaded. Here are the 141 Relief Pitchers from the 1990s that reached at least 250 games (listed in alphabetical order): Juan Acevedo, Rick Aguilera, Paul Assenmacher, Bobby Ayala, Scott Bailes, Scott. Time after time, Braves hitters would look back in disbelief as Gregg rang up strike after strike on pitches well outside the zone. Atlanta Braves Relief Pitchers 1980-2019 Stats Can you name the Atlanta Braves Relief Pitchers 1980-2019? He last played professionally for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in 2005. During those 15 games combined, he recorded a 1.88 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 6.9 H/9 and 3.3 K/BB. During that peak, which is a peak of 270 G and over 355 IP, he recorded a 2.05 ERA, 200 ERA+, 1.07 WHIP, 6.9 H/9, 23.3 SV/50 and 3.0 K/BB. Overall, the 1999 Braves probably overachieved a bit, as their Pythagorean win-loss record was 98-64. 5) Greg McMichael, 1993-96, 2000Key fact: Finished second in balloting for 1993 NL Rookie of Year Award. Other than the 2000s, that is more than any decade. In 1999, Rocker eventually became the full-time closer for Atlanta, posting 38 saves, the fourth-highest total in the National League. Still, the modern Braves are full of talent and potential, and there's hope for a chance to build a new legacy one their fans hope comes without even a hint of an asterisk. Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Richard Bleier delivers a pitch. The Padres staged a rally in the ninth, scoring two on a Greg Myers homer, which led to a most unusual sight: Bobby Cox brought Greg Maddux in from the bullpen to get three outs and record the save. Before legendary broadcaster Ernie Johnson (1950-58) became a mentor to Skip Caray and Pete Van Wieren, he was a pitcher who tallied the fifth-most relief innings (428 2/3) in Braves history. Atlanta Braves pitcher Terry Forster, left, cracks a cold one during a 1985 appearance on "Late Night With David Letterman." (YouTube screengrab) Talk show legend David Letterman will broadcast. The. Verdict: We cant say they shouldve won the World Series in 1993, but it sure seems like they shouldve been there. This is basically what Im doing here with this list. In Kimbrel's 5 seasons in Atlanta he led Braves relievers with 186 saves, 289 innings pitched, and 12.0 bWAR. Had the Braves won the 1999 World Series,they could've rightfully claimed themselves the Team of the '90s. The details: After Game 3 in Atlanta, the Braves had outscored the Phillies 26-11 in the series and, with John Smoltz on the mound in Game 4, looked poised to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. Dont get me wrong, caliber is part of historians' formula too, its just a smaller part of the overall equation; and smaller than it should be, if you ask me, but thats another article. It was as big a turning point as any in the history of the World Series. John Loy Rocker (born October 17, 1974) is a former American relief pitcher who played six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Atlanta Braves. Maier was a late bloomer with a data-friendly plus mid-90s heater and plus breaker on the Cape but was shelved with an elbow issue much of the year. As alluded to earlier, the Braves did hold a 1-0 lead in Game 1 until the eighth inning and led 5-1 at one point in Game 3. Doug Jones (1982-2000) Career Length Grade: A, Raw Career: 846 G, 4 GS, 1,128.1 IP, 3.30 ERA, 129 ERA+, 1.24 WHIP, 9.2 H/9, 303 SV, 18.0 SV/50 and 3.7 K/BB, Adjusted Career: 777 G, 4 GS, 1,043 IP, 3.20 ERA, 132 ERA+, 1.23 WHIP, 9.1 H/9, 290 SV, 18.7 SV/50 and 3.6 K/BB (exclude his 1998 season), Peak Career: 253 G, 0 GS, 329.1 IP, 2.05 ERA, 196 ERA+, 1.00 WHIP, 7.7 H/9, 136 SV, 26.7 SV/50 and 5.9 K/BB (include his 1988, 1992, 1994 and 1997 seasons). He had zero blown SV while posting those 20 SV. The Braves lost because there were too many missed opportunities. I talked about what degenerates they were and they proved me right. Their division title streak continued until 2005. He also claimed he never paid the $500 fine that was levied against him. Jones is an Indiana boy (Indiana Jones, as I call him, whoops, I suppose that ones already taken). The following year, the Indians traded him to the Texas Rangers for pitcher David Elder. Beloved, despised, respected and mocked are all words that could be used to describe the late former owner of the New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner. Despite being a rematch from three years earlier, the versions of the two teams were too different. All Rights Reserved by Baseball Almanac, Inc.Hosted by Hosting 4 Less. After an intentional walk to David Justice to load the bases, Sid Bream bounced into a 3-6-3 double play to end the inning. In what is now a famous story, Beck lived in a mobile home behind the Minor League ballpark during that 2002 season. Without Greggs strike zone, the Braves probably wouldve had a better chance to win Game 5, but it certainly wouldnt have been a lock. They continued the barrage when they won Games 1 and 2 of the World Series against the Yankees by a combined score of 16-1. He was never a closer during his career and is one of only two relief pitchers in this top 10 that was never a closer during his career. That puts Nen in the top 20 all time in SV and K/BB. Folks, Im here to tell you, those are All Star numbers and if you dont make the All Star team with those numbers, then youre just never going to make the All Star team. Even with their offensive showings in Games 4 and 5, the Braves were out hit, out scored and out pitched by the Padres. Nelson was mainly used as a middle reliever during his career; and man, was he good, you just couldnt hit this guy. Those are four very important statistical categories for a relief pitcher. Verdict: This series couldve gone either way. The Braves lost because they collapsed. In June 2006, Rocker defended former teammate Ozzie Guilln, at the time the manager of the Chicago White Sox, for referring to Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist Jay Mariotti as a "fag". The Braves struggled to wake up Saturday, when their offense went on walkabout for the longest time and the pitching staff walked just about as many as you can in a 7-1 loss to the Nationals. And in a winner-take-all situation, John Smoltz wouldve been available in relief. In 2005, he signed with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League. 2. During his peak, which is a peak of almost 260 G and 315 IP, he recorded a 2.09 ERA, 206 ERA+, 1.14 WHIP, 6.9 H/9, 22.9 SV/50 and 2.6 K/BB. The Braves lost because the Yankees were a superior team. The only reliever in baseball history to record at least 150 saves at a more successful rate was former Dodgers closer Eric Gagne (91.7). He was incredibly hard to hit. His career 1.18 WHIP still ranks as the 15th best WHIP in the history of MLB for a relief pitcher. 2023 Atlanta Braves Spring Training Schedule. He put up some numbers as a non-closer that were arguably as good as his closer numbers. Its no accident that they are the only three in history in the top 15 all time in those four important categories. It was as evenly matched a series as has ever been played. Over the course of the '90s, he started 315 games with a 3.32 ERA and 3.26 FIP, and his best season would come in that '96 campaign when he struck out a league-best 276 batters. But the next batter, Ron Gant, hit a weak nubber to first base with the infield in and the runners had to hold. Because thats what the Yankees did. Many like short peaks, not me. Even if you ignore that Lonnie Smith shouldve scored on Terry Pendletons double in the left-center gap, the Braves still had runners at second and third with nobody out and the heart of their order coming up in a scoreless game. Jones was the bridge between the old school style of relief pitching of the 1980s and the new school style of relief pitching of the 2000s. He still managed to arguably pitch the best season of his entire career that season and also helped his team to the World Series that season. His franchise-record 557 relief appearances might never be broken. Every pitcher's name links to their career statistics. He seemed to not have a pitching style, as he seemed to change his style for each great hitter he faced. update=copyright.getFullYear(); They won. Runs resulting from defensive errors (including pitchers' defensive errors) are recorded as unearned runs and are not used to determine ERA. Braves reliever A.J. The Caliber Honorable Mentions (listed in alphabetical order): Jeff Brantley, Mike Henneman, Greg McMichael, Randy Myers, Jeff Nelson, Gregg Olson, Steve Reed, Jeff Shaw, Duane Ward and Todd Worrell. Minter including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN . Actually his statistical numbers do, but his numbers are what they are in large part because of his brains. A win over the Yankees would've given the teams two championships each for the decade (tying them with the Blue Jays), but the Braves' string of division titles would've been an undisputable tiebreaker for them to stand alone. The 1980s will be covered in a separate article and I just wrote an article on 2000s relief pitchers. These rankings are for fun and debate purposes only. Related: Four Braves hitters struck with 3-2 counts on called third strikes, including Fred McGriff to end the game. Click it again, greatest to least. Rick Camp (1976-85) became one of the most recognizable bullpen members as he compiled 548 2/3 relief innings in his career, all of which was with the Braves. Mark Wohlers will always be remembered as the closer for the one Atlanta club that has thus far won a World Series. No biggie, except Reardons next pitch caught too much of the plate and pinch-hitter Ed Sprague hit it into the left field seats for a go-ahead two-run homer that sucked the air right out of Fulton County Stadium and gave the Jays new life. He threw his heat in the mid 90s, give or take. Hes easily one of the 20 best relief pitchers in the history of MLB. Joe Brinkman was the home plate umpire in that game, but his name doesnt produce any suggestions in the YouTube search field. In 1998, he was promoted to the major league club. Among all pitchers who totaled at least 1,500 innings within this span, Glavine ranked fifth in ERA+. During that 2002 season in the Minor Leagues, many thought that Becks MLB career was over. Kimbrel posted a 1.43 ERA over 289 innings with the Braves. Latest on Atlanta Braves relief pitcher A.J. And in Games 6 and 7, they were a combined 2 for 14 with runners in scoring position. For example, during the 1995 season, he pitched over 70 G and almost 85 IP of relief. In August 2014 it was announced that Rocker would appear on the 29th season of the competitive reality series Survivor alongside his girlfriend Julie McGee. A downward-action curveball, low-90s cutter, and a reasonably heavy changeup go to work for him, but no pitch other than his fastball was thrown over 20 percent of the time last year. Again, you can search every relief pitcher in the history of MLB, youll be hard pressed to find 20 peaks better than that one. One can assume Matzek will pitch. Wins, losses, earned runs, innings pitched, saves and more pitching data is included for every pitcher on the 1990 Atlanta Braves. Had they scored in the eighth inning, and assuming (granted, a big assumption) the bottom of the eighth and ninth still play out the same, the Braves win the game 1-0 in nine innings to take the championship. The Braves got on top of the Astros early, scoring a quick five runs off Houston starter Framber Valdez. In 74 appearances in '99, he had a 2.49 ERA with 104 strikeouts in just 72.1 innings. Incredibly, he posted over 2.6 K/BB during 13 of the 16 seasons during his career, including each of the last 10 seasons of his career. Imagine having to take the 7 Train to the ballpark looking like you're riding through Beirut next to some kid with purple hair, next to some queer with AIDS, right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time, right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. That fact should tell us something about Wetteland. During the 2002 season, he pitched in almost 65 G and 70 IP of relief. He pitched 15 games in the two combined postseasons. If it went to Game 7, Glavine was waiting. This guy wasnt a closer, but he could flat out pitch with the best of them. His four-year reign as the Braves closer was one of the most impressive baseball will ever see. The 1990 Atlanta Braves pitching stats seen on this page include pitching stats for every player who appeared in a game during the 1990 season. 4. Towards the tail-end of the '90s, Milwaukee also had a strong regular season in the shortened lockout season of 1998-99 (28-22). He was simply capable of posting mind boggling numbers by seasons end. But the Braves lost because of uneven starting pitching and umpire Eric Gregg. "[20] In December 2007, he was mentioned in the Mitchell Report. He was simply a great relief pitcher that had a good arsenal of pitches that included a sinkerball, slider and split-fingered fastball. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He limited opponents to a .632 OPS while producing a 2.79 ERA over 80 2/3 innings of the Braves' 1995 World Series championship season. The Braves led 4-3 and were on the verge of going up 2-0 in the series. [21] He was the third person voted out, finishing in 16th place after he became the center of negative attention. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. Maddux benefited from the poor calls, too, but not to the extent Hernandez did. In March 2007, Rocker was implicated in a steroid ring that included Applied Pharmacy of Mobile, Alabama. The statistics that I include will be Games Pitched, Games Started, Innings Pitched, ERA, ERA+, WHIP (OOB%), H/9 (OBA), SV, SV/50 (per 50 Games Relieved) and K/BB (ratio). In 2000, he was 12 with 24 saves, posting a 2.89 ERA, but in June 2000, Rocker was demoted for threatening a reporter. If I don't list an adjusted career under a player's raw career numbers, then it means they didn't played long enough to adjust for their long career or it means they didn't have any bad seasons late in their career. Hes one of only seven pitchers in the history of Major League Baseball to ever post less than a career 3.45 ERA and pitch over 1,000 G. I can only begin to tell you how underrated this guy is. Instead, the Braves only got a force out a second, putting two men on base for Leyritz to drive in with his game-tying homer. He arguably has one of the 20 best peaks in the history of MLB for a relief pitcher. Extraordinary postseason numbers. In Rocker's first season in the major leagues, he was 1-3 with a 2.13 ERA in 38 innings pitched. Kimbrel made a few impressive playoff appearances during his 2010 rookie season, and then he spent his final four seasons with Atlanta proving to be baseballs most dominant closer. Kimbrel, Remlinger and Gene Garber are the only relievers in Braves history to produce 1.5 bWAR and a 130 ERA+ or better in at least three seasons. The other is Steve Reed, in the nine spot. He recorded a 1.49 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, 4.9 H/9, 269 ERA+ and 4.6 K/BB. During the interview, he also spoke of his opinion of the New York Mets and their fans: Nowhere else in the country do people spit at you, throw bottles at you, throw quarters at you, throw batteries at you and say, "Hey, I did your mother last nightshe's a whore." But the Yankees had cut the lead to 6-3 as play began in the eighth inning, and that's when Atlanta's pitching and defense faltered big time and the series took a huge turn in the Yankees favor. But the Braves also led the series in men left on base. Not much was expected from him as far as fans were concerned; the general feeling was, hes done. Third , I will include peak career numbers. "Can't you use a lewd term in America if you want?" Their best record was in the 1990-91 season, when they finished 48-34 (.585), but lost to the stacked Chicago Bulls team in Game 4 of the First Round. He posted over 20 SV during eight of the first nine seasons of the 1990s, from 1990-1998. Guillen, a native of Venezuela, claimed it was not a derogatory term and that, in Venezuela, the term only questions another man's courage rather than his sexual orientation. from TalkingChop.com at 2/26/2023 4:05:00 PM. He could do it all. But the 143 ERA+ produced by both McMichael and Ligtenberg during their tenures with Atlanta was not quite as impressive as the 200 mark OFlaherty had from 2009-13. His peak consists of four of the six seasons from 1992-1997. Jonny Venters had some of the nastiest stuff youll ever see from a reliever, and I certainly debated putting him in this spot. The Braves lost because they didnt find their bats until it was too late. In brief: After overcoming a 3-2 NLCS deficit against the Pirates to win Games 6 and 7 on the road, the Braves met the Twins for perhaps the greatest World Series of all time: seven games, five one-run games, three extra inning affairs and a World Series record four walkoff wins. Dennis Eckersley Dennis Eckersley began his career as a starting pitcher with the Cleveland . The interview was conducted while driving to a speaking engagement in Atlanta. He led the League in SV three times during his career and posted over 25 SV, each time he led the League. In fact, he recorded over 30 SV during each of his last six seasons, the entire second half of his career, including leading the League in 1996 with 43 SV. [4] In Cleveland, his record that year was 37 with a 5.45 ERA and four saves. The following year, an injury put Atlanta closer Kerry Ligtenberg on the DL, moving Rocker into the role of closer, where he was 45 with 38 saves and a 2.49 ERA. 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