DENVER — Greg Holland still laments the save that slipped away last summer while he was recovering from Tommy John surgery.
The situation: His kayak/canoe hybrid capsized on a North Carolina river, sending him into the water and a few of his high-priced fishing poles drifting away in the current. He just couldn’t hang on to them.
Holland’s been flawless in the saving-things department ever since.
In his first season back following elbow reconstructive surgery, the closer is 11 for 11 in save chances. He’s also helped the Colorado Rockies finish the first month of the season atop the NL West (16-10).