[Alberta's Child]

I'm very ambivalent about Sutter. He's one of those guys who could have a strong case for or against him. He was dominant in his day and really defined the closer role in that era, but his accomplishments also diminish over time because that role has gotten so much more specialized.

I think the introduction of the save as a pitching statistic may be the worst thing to happen to the Hall of Fame selection process, since it causes some relievers to be very overrated and others to be underrated over time.

[Alberta's Child]

P.S. — For example, I don’t see how Bruce Sutter is a Hall of Famer but Lee Smith is not.