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San Francisco Giants:How important is the closer?

The final out in a close baseball game will always bring “edge of your seat” excitement to all fans. There have been some great Giants hurlers over the years who have brought joy (and some pain) to San Francisco. But the last three championships have featured a different closer each time. Will another Giants closer ever challenge Robb Nen‘s franchise record of 206 saves?

Does this mean that they are expendable, absolutely not. But they are replaceable, even if some teams don’t want to believe it.

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