DOTW 9/4/'13: Is Kimbrel the best closer this organization has ever had?

[Julio3000]

What Smoltz did was brilliant. What Kimbrel is doing is historic.

[thethe]

What Smoltz did was brilliant. What Kimbrel is doing is historic.

I get what you are saying and while Kimbrel does have the better underlying statistics I still believe that Smoltz was better. Its really the same question as who I would rather sleep with. Kate Upton now or Jennifer Annistan of 10 years ago. How about both?

[Braves1976]

What Smoltz did was brilliant. What Kimbrel is doing is historic.

Agreed. But I'd still take Smoltz over Kimbrel in a big game situation. That's no knock on Kimbrel, it's just I consider Smoltz the best big game pitcher I have ever had the pleasure to watch pitch.

[nsacpi]

Yeah, for a one-run game in the post-season, I'd take Smoltzie in the ninth.

[Runnin]

Smoltz was smarter but had more experience before becoming a closer.

Kimbrel to be so dominant right out of the gate is just crazy. It's too good to be true. In fact I expect for his velocity to start falling soon, hopefully not from injury but history is not on his side. However, I thought the same thing last year and he was just as good.