This is SportsCenter Ad- “The Closer”

March 14, 2010 - 6:25 am 25 Comments

SportsCenter ad in which Kenny Mayne tires and is pulled for Trevor Hoffman.

Duration : 0:0:31


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25 Responses to “This is SportsCenter Ad- “The Closer””

  1. doesyourgodcomeinaca Says:

    He played for the …
    He played for the padres.

  2. doesyourgodcomeinaca Says:

    Kenny spiking that …
    Kenny spiking that pen was great!!

  3. beechBD Says:

    Kenny & Dan …
    Kenny & Dan Patrick = best anchorman combo ever

  4. TheSportsPackage Says:

    {{{{{{breaks }}}}}}}
    {{{{{{breaks }}}}}}}

  5. mmeweb3411 Says:

    “We handle it like …
    “We handle it like the professionals”
    (Something breaks)

  6. ralphredimix Says:

    Coming up a Did You …
    Coming up a Did You Know… about sports.

    AHAHAH!!!

  7. EmceeNolan Says:

    Not very old at all …
    Not very old at all. You’re just really young. To me, this seems like just yesterday.

    Time is quite odd. You’ll get what I mean in 8 years when you’re watching a video on here from 2005 and some 16 year old comments on how “old” it is.

  8. theodicy Says:

    Anyone who thinks …
    Anyone who thinks saves are a measure of run-prevention ability should be neutered. The only thing saves measure is durability and if you want to look at that, you may as well look at innings pitched.

    There’s no one better than Mariano in the history of baseball at preventing runs. Not one person. The reason you have a closer is to prevent runs.

    If there was an important moment in an important game, you would want the best run-preventer in there. You would want Mariano, not Hoffman. Q.E.D.

  9. poperussian Says:

    that is a very good …
    that is a very good break down of the abilities of both pitcher, unfortunately they are not setup pitchers, so none of those stats really matter. it is unfortunate that because they are dedicated closers, saves are all that matter.

  10. theodicy Says:

    There is no way to …
    There is no way to say that Hoffman is a better closer than Mariano in any way. His ERA+ lags far, far, far behind Mariano’s in the weakest division of the National League. Meanwhile, Mariano sports a superior ERA+ in the division with the most potent offenses and smallest ballparks. Mariano has pitched more ML innings than Hoffman. The only area where Hoffman is ahead is saves, which just means he’s a 1-inning guy unlike Mariano who was often used for 4-6 outs much of his career.

  11. PookySan1 Says:

    John Gluszak is the …
    John Gluszak is the man

  12. jklinecarguy Says:

    Nothing against …
    Nothing against Hoffman,but most of his saves were meaningless.

  13. jdmusic07 Says:

    I love how the pen …
    I love how the pen hits Dan! Yessss!

  14. flashdode1 Says:

    cowabungadoug, I …
    cowabungadoug, I have to completely & Utterly disagree with you. there is no questioning Rivera’s postseason dominance. BUT, getting to the postseason is a team effort and I don’t see how Hoffman, given his stats, is not #1. Compare regular season stats which are the ones that count in the history books and Hoffman comes out on top. No disrespect to Rivera. He is the greatest postseason closer ever.

  15. cowabungadoug Says:

    Flashdode1, you are …
    Flashdode1, you are competely & utterly

    mistaken with your opinion on Mr.

    Hoffman. There is no debate who is the

    best of all-time because of the sheer

    postseason dominance Mariano has

    over everyone.

    Mariano Rivera >>>>>>Everyone else

  16. mrjzvideos Says:

    trevor time go …
    trevor time go brewers

  17. firedril101 Says:

    dang how old is …
    dang how old is this?

  18. suomipoika30 Says:

    so true man well …
    so true man well said flashdode…you cant argue against hoffman’s stats

  19. Back0Pack Says:

    Funniest part!!
    Funniest part!!

  20. flashdode1 Says:

    He may not be, but …
    He may not be, but everyone would call him the greatest closer ever, just like they do Rivera. Factor in Hoffman’s save percentage…If the saves aren’t good enough for you, his conversion rate should be.

  21. papelpapi Says:

    If Trevor Hoffman …
    If Trevor Hoffman played in NY or Boston, he wouldn’t be the All-time saves leader.

  22. THE1TRULYSOCOMMASTER Says:

    the pen hit dan …
    the pen hit dan patrick lol

  23. GrandRoyal81 Says:

    My favorite …
    My favorite SportsCenter commercial, ever.

  24. Bballben341 Says:

    haha “And coming up …
    haha “And coming up, a did you know…about sports.”

  25. flashdode1 Says:

    If Trevor Hoffman …
    If Trevor Hoffman played in NY or Boston you all would be saying he’s the greatest closer of all time. All time saves leader…nuff said

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