The toughest closer Keith ever faced

[Benjamin Grimm]

During today's telecast, a viewer e-mail asked Keith Hernandez who was the toughest closer he ever faced.

He didn't give a definitive answer, but while thinking out loud listed four names.

Anybody (who wasn't listening) care to guess who the four were?

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Just guessing... Tekulve ... Lee Smith ... Al Holland ... Jeff Reardon

[metirish]

Bruce Sutter

[Benjamin Grimm]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Just guessing... Tekulve ... Lee Smith ... Al Holland ... Jeff Reardon

Nope, none of those guys.

Irish, yes, Sutter was the second name Keith mentioned.

[metirish]

Rollie Fingers

[Benjamin Grimm]

Nope, not Fingers.

Hint: All four pitched for the Atlanta Braves during their careers.

One of the four was also a Met.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Alejandro Pena
Gene Garber

[Guest sharpie]

Al Hraboski

[Benjamin Grimm]

No, no, and no.

[HahnSolo]

Bedrosian?

[metirish]

Rick Camp


Gene Garber

Edited July 26, 2007 by Guest

[Benjamin Grimm]

Bedrosian yes, Camp no.

1.
2. Sutter
3. Bedrosian
4.

[Frayed Knot]

The Met/Brave clue leads me to Greg McMichael.

Also, for some reason, Ken Dayley springs to mind.

[Guest Iubitul]

Frayed Knot wrote: Also, for some reason, Ken Dayley springs to mind.

That's a good one - a lefty with a big curve - always to be remembered for one of his pitches ending up crushed against the clock in Busch Stadium

[Benjamin Grimm]

Not McMichael (his career started after Keith had retired) and not Dailey.

The guy who was a Met and a Brave spent very little time with either team. Four games as a Brave, 20 as a Met.

He was an established veteran when Keith was a rookie.

The guy who wasn't a Met is someone I don't think of as a closer, but he did lead the American League in saves once.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Mike Marshall? Bill Campbell?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Mike Marshall yes, Bill Campbell no.

1. Marshall
2. Sutter
3. Bedrosian
4.

The remaining guy, who once led the AL in saves, did so as a White Sock.

[Guest sharpie]

Terry Forster.

[Benjamin Grimm]

That's it! Thank you for playing. Drive home safely!

1. Marshall
2. Sutter
3. Bedrosian
4. Forster

[metirish]

That was fun, a decent question to the booth.