Thursday was another crazy one for closers. The most bizarre story came when the greatest of all time, Mariano Rivera, slipped while shagging fly balls in batting practice and suffered what first appeared to be a twisted knee, but now is expected to be a season-ending torn ACL. A brutal blow

Mariano Rivera (credits below) Saves are stupid.  This insanely flawed statistic repeatedly causes managers to misuse their relievers.  A team’s best bullpen arm is often its closer which means the team’s best reliever will often protect a three run lead in the 9th as opposed to pitching in higher leverage