Category: Today’s Takeaways
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.13.2026
Saturday’s slate resulted in nine wins, six saves, six losses, and six blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 1,156 saves this season by 247 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already set an MLB record for the number of pitchers with at least one save. Is…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.12.2026
Friday’s slate resulted in seven wins (one accompanied by a blown save), eight saves, six losses, and eight blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 1,150 saves this season by 246 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already set an MLB record for the number of pitchers…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.11.2026
On this 25th remembrance of 9/11, I remember what would have been my first active day of classes as a Physical Education teacher in Syracuse. However, the strike of the second tower occurred right before my students arrived for class. Parents were coming to pick up their kids as I had them sitting in the…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.10.2026
Wednesday’s slate resulted in six wins (one accompanied by a blown save), eight saves, five losses, and three blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 1,138 saves this season by 245 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already set an MLB record for the number of pitchers…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.9.2026
Tuesday’s slate resulted in four wins (one accompanied by a blown save), eight saves, three losses, and four blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 1,130 saves this season by 244 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already set an MLB record for the number of pitchers…