Talk:Save (sport)
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I came here prompted by a comment at the Village Pump. I'm surprised that this isn't a disambiguation page. I'm trying to think of all the different definitions of Save
- Save (baseball statistics)
- Save (sports) - to save a goal, etc. (is the baseball definition a sub-definition of this?)
- Save (computer file management) - to save a document
- Save (spiritual) - as in "Jesus saves", Salvation? (not sure)
- Save (rescue operation)
- Save River, Zimbabwe
- Saving (economics), to save money
Granted, each of these doesn't deserve an article on its own, but each would deserve a line in a disambiguation article pointing to file management, rescue operation, etc, or whatever the appropriate article is. -- Chuq 06:38, 18 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- Definately, the current content is far too specific for such a general term. As an aside, I would use Save (baseball) and Save (computing) instead of the two above, and Save (spiritual) might be better off pointing to Salvation. TPK 09:16, 18 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- Not being from the US I don't think of baseball when I think of the term "Save". I totally agree with changing this to a disambig page. I've updated your list from Save (economics) to Saving (economics). There's also "to prevent the loss of" such as to save ones eyesight. violet/riga (t) 09:21, 18 Sep 2004 (UTC)
For the Village Pump comment (and ensuing discussion) Chuq was talking about, see Talk:Computer file management. - dcljr 01:24, 25 Sep 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Nice try ;)
Just made a little edit to the baseball bit. The original read -
Save leaders in Major League Baseball Bold denotes active players. Italics denotes best player.
Career Lee Smith - 478 John Franco - 424 Trevor Hoffman - 418 Dennis Eckersley - 390 Jeff Reardon - 367 Mariano Rivera - 361
- with Rivera's name italicised. Now don't get me wrong, he's good, but that's not very wikipedia, is it? :)
Also, I think the hockey and soccer sections could be spiced up a bit. Pictures of saves, anyone?
As a die-hard baseball fan, i know for a fact that one does not have to "pitch three 'effect' innings'" to earn a save. They don't have to pitch even one full inning to record a save. They have to only to pitch 1/3 of an inning. Infact the article even contridicts its own statement when it notes that modern day closers rarely pitch more than two innings. i plan on editing this article. If anyone has any problems with this, please tell UTforever22
I'm not sure about needing to pitch an entire inning, but as for the 3 innings, that is only if his team is up by more than 3 runs(or 4 or five with bases loaded). Say a closer comes in in the 7th inning, with his team up by 8 runs. If he finishes the game, and the other team does not tie it, he gets a save. A pitcher coming in in the same situation in the 8th or 9th would not get a save. Aericanwizard 20:23, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
I agree with wizard here. However, other than that instance, a pitcher who records a save only has to record the final out. He does not need to pitch one inning with a three run lead. The Cardinals' pitcher Wainright got a save in Game 2 of the NLCS vs. the Mets after he came into the game with a three run lead and nobody on base with one out in the ninth inning. He pitched two thirds of an inning and got the save.Politician818 00:03, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
