lander said:He's top ten. Off the top of my head these guys are not even half the pitcher that Loop is ..
Kim, Takatsu, Percival, Affeldt, Mesa, Mota, Dotel, Ryan, Wickman
peteep said:Percival is way better than Looper, not even close. Mota is a better pitcher hands down but not a proven closer. Kim isn't a closer anymore. Takatsu has WAY better stuff. Dotel racks up far more k's and although not remarkably consistent he is better at his role. You got Ryan, Affeldt and Wickman right though. They suck just as much as Looper.
I am not a Met fan, in fact the only way I could hate the Mets more than I already do would be if they traded for Bonds, but I think Looper is in the top half of all closers in baseball. Everything just gets blown out of proportion by the NY media and all the NY fans think everyone should be like Rivera. I guess we will just have to agree to disagree here. I find it amazing that NY fans want to trade for someone like Baez, who would be no better than Looper.Rainbow said:Looper is just no closer and never will be. I think setup without a doubt is his role.