JJ PUTZ GETS A BIG-TIME SAVE, NOT A CHEAP COOKIE

The Dude of the Day is Mariners late inning reliever (aka 'closer') JJ PUTZ, who pitched 1.2 innings COMING IN WITH MEN ON FIRST AND THIRD and ONLY 1 OUT. THE FIRST MAN PUTZ FACES COULD BE THE WINNING RUN FOR THE OPPOSING TEAM (Oakland), but he got the guy out.

• Putz comes back in the 9th, and got all the hitters out, no runners reached base. Putz got the "Save" for his effort. But it's really a joke, because he got no more credit for his work than a pitcher who only pitches for 1 out with a 3 run lead, and no men on base.

Therefore, Putz was robbed. But, he's Dude of the Day.

• P.S. Since Frankie Rodriguez "didn't get a 'Save' today, is Bob Nightengale going to write an article about how scary that is, how historic? Of course, Krod didn't have a Save Opportunity either--didn't pitch at all. But Bob Nightengale doesn't look at anything but the Total Save stat--an accumulator handed out by some managers--a 1 out save with no men on base and a 3 run lead is the same to him as a 5 or 6 out save with runners on base.

If someone in authority wanted to do something about this they certainly could.

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