Tag: Kevin Kelly
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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 | 9.2.2026
Tuesday’s slate resulted in six wins (one accompanied by a blown save), three saves, six losses, and three blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 1,075 saves this season by 241 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 | 7.2.2026
Wednesday’s 14-game slate featured five wins (two bulk), five saves, two losses, and one blown save by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 660 saves this season by 186 different pitchers. Here are the vulture options: Vulture Save Options for 7.2.2026 Vulture Save Stashes for 7.3.2026 Trade Deadline Primers Our…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 6.18.2026
Wednesday’s slate featured three reliever wins, five saves, and one loss, with only one blown save. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 559 saves this season by 169 different pitchers. Here are the limited vulture options: Vulture Save Options for 6.18.2026 Vulture Save Stashes for 6.19.2026 For those interested in our…
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Monkey Bytes: August 3
Friday night’s slate featured some confusing usage patterns, fueling more questions than answers in the remaining unsettled bullpen hierarchies following the trade deadline. Six relievers recorded a win, and there were six saves, including yesterday’s vulture recommendation, Joe Jiménez. Our Closer CliffsNotes recaps the high-leverage events of interest. Closer CliffsNotes Three Takeaways Vulture Save Option…