Who are Red Sox possible targets for a closer?

What relief pitchers with closing experience could be available in a trade?

Here are the RP with over 10 saves so far this year.

Who do you want?

Who does Dave Dombrowski want?

Will the Red Sox spend?

PLAYER	TEAM	AGE	IP	ERA	WHIP	SV	BLSV	STATUS	COST
Shane Greene	DET	30	29.0	0.93	0.86	21	1	$4.0m - ARB ELIG	Upper level prospect
Felipe Vazquez	PIT	27	32.0	1.97	1.13	19	1	Signed thru 2022	Top propsects
Will Smith	SFG	29	31.1	2.01	0.77	20	0	$4.2M - FA	Lower level prospect
Sean Doolittle	WSN	32	30.2	3.23	1.27	16	3	$6.0M - $500,000 Buyout	Upper level prospect
Alex Colome	CHW	30	29.1	2.15	0.68	16	0	$7.3M - ARB ELIG	Lower level prospect
Raisel Iglesias	CIN	29	31.2	2.84	1.36	13	2	$5.7M - signed thru 2020	Top propsects
Sergio Romo	MIA	36	28.1	4.76	1.34	14	1	$2.5M - FA	Low, low level prospect
Ken Giles	TOR	28	27.0	1.33	1.04	12	1	$6.3M - ARB ELIG	Upper level prospect
Greg Holland	ARI	33	23.2	2.28	1.06	10	2	$3.2M - FA	Lower level prospect

Tom Brady - Won/Loss records when leading, tied or trailing after each quarter

The fans of the NFL love to proclaim "QB X has a million come-from-behind victories".

I say to that, who was the QB when your team fell behind?

Answer. 99% of the time it's the same QB.

So QB X gets rewarded with hero's worship when he was part of the reason his team was trailing in the first place.

Which makes no sense to me.

Let's take a look at how the New England Patriots, with Tom Brady as the starting QB, go about their business.

Brady has made 267 regular season starts for the Patriots.

After the 1st Q - 200 of the 267 games (74.9%) the Patriots have lead or been tied

At the half - 200 of the 267 games (74.9%) the Patriots have lead or been tied

After the 3rd Q - 196 of the 267 games (73.4%) the Patriots have lead or been tied

Get the lead and keep the lead sounds like better strategy to me

And the New England Patriots

END OF 1ST QUARTER
SPLIT	G	W	L	PCT
Leading after 1st Q - Total	142	128	14	0.901
Home	78	76	2	0.974
Away	64	52	12	0.813
SPLIT	G	W	L	PCT
Tied after 1st Q- Total	58	36	22	0.621
Home	26	16	10	0.615
Away	32	20	12	0.625
SPLIT	G	W	L	PCT
Trailing after 1st Q - Total	67	43	24	0.642
Home	29	23	6	0.793
Away	38	20	18	0.526
AT THE HALF
SPLIT	G	W	L	PCT
Leading at the half - Total	177	161	16	0.910
Home	95	94	1	0.989
Away	82	67	15	0.817
SPLIT	G	W	L	PCT
Tied at the Half - Total	23	16	7	0.696
Home	11	7	4	0.636
Away	12	9	3	0.750
SPLIT	G	W	L	PCT
Trailing at the half- Total	67	30	37	0.448
Home	27	14	13	0.519
Away	40	16	24	0.400
END OF 3 QTR
SPLIT	G	W	L	PCT
Leading after 3rd Q - Total	184	174	10	0.946
Home	101	100	1	0.990
Away	83	74	9	0.892
SPLIT	G	W	L	PCT
Tied after 3rd Q- Total	12	10	2	0.833
Home	4	4	0	1.000
Away	8	6	2	0.750
SPLIT	G	W	L	PCT
Trailing after 3rd Q - Total	71	23	48	0.324
Home	28	11	17	0.393
Away	43	12	31	0.279

NFL - Tom Brady leads the way in Super Bowl win percentage

I have seen and heard for years the debate of which QB has the best Super Bowl record.

I am here to settle it once and for all.

Tom Brady and Bart Starr at 33.3% of the career seasons.

But wait, I thought Joe Montana was (4-0) in the Super Bowl?

He was.

But he only made it to the Super Bowl 4 of his 16 seasons. So in reality he is (4-12)
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Do you get it now.

You either win the Super Bowl or you don't. In the years the QB's didn't win the Super Bowl, does it matter when they were eliminated?

No.

Couple of notes

1. Only Super Bowl era since 1966
2. Seasons for Bart Starr, Johnny Unitas, Len Dawson and Joe Namath "start" in 1966 so that none Super Bowl years won't count against them
3. Seasons = the year a QB started his 1st game
4. If a player missed a season for any reason it still counts. Got to stay on the field.

RANK	QB	TEAM	TOTAL SEASONS	SUPER BOWLS	PCT
1	Tom Brady	Patriots	18	6	33.3%
1	Bart Starr*	Packers	6	2	33.3%
3	Terry Bradshaw	Steelers	14	4	28.6%
4	Joe Montana	49ers	16	4	25.0%
4	Troy Aikman	Cowboys	12	3	25.0%
6	Roger Staubach	Cowboys	11	2	18.2%
7	Bob Griese	Dolphins	14	2	14.3%
7	Russell Wilson	Seahawks	7	1	14.3%
7	Nick Foles	Eagles	7	1	14.3%
10	Ben Roethlisberger	Steelers	15	2	13.3%
10	Eli Manning	Giants	15	2	13.3%
12	Jim Plunkett	Raiders	16	2	12.5%
12	John Elway	Broncos	16	2	12.5%
12	Johnny Unitas*	Colts	8	1	12.5%
15	Peyton Manning	Colts/Broncos	18	2	11.1%
16	Jeff Hostetler	Giants	10	1	10.0%
16	Mark Rypien	Redskins	10	1	10.0%
16	Len Dawson*	Chiefs	10	1	10.0%
19	Kurt Warner	Rams	11	1	9.1%
19	Aaron Rodgers	Packers	11	1	9.1%
19	Joe Flacco	Ravens	11	1	9.1%
22	Joe Theismann	Redskins	12	1	8.3%
22	Doug Williams	Redskins	12	1	8.3%
22	Joe Namath*	Jets	12	1	8.3%
25	Brad Johnson	Buccaneers	13	1	7.7%
26	Trent Dilfer	Ravens	14	1	7.1%
27	Ken Stabler	Raiders	15	1	6.7%
27	Jim McMahon	Bears	15	1	6.7%
27	Phil Simms	Giants	15	1	6.7%
27	Steve Young	49ers	15	1	6.7%
31	Drew Brees	Saints	17	1	5.9%
32	Brett Favre	Packers	19	1	5.3%
* - Total seasons = since 1966 - 1st year of Super Bowl

Tom Brady, as a starter at home in the regular season, is a ridiculous (81-8, .910)

Tom Brady has amassed almost every imaginable NFL record known to man.

This is one that will be hard to top.

In his last 89 regular season starts at home, he is a mind blowing (81-8, .910) at Gillette Stadium.

PF/G - 31.9
PA/ G - 17.6

And to top it off, Brady is (63-2, .969) in his last 65 home games vs the AFC in the regular season.

PF/G - 33.2
PA/G - 17.2

We will never see this domination again.

YEAR	DATE	G#	H/A	OPP	RESULT	PF	PA
2018	12/30/2018	16		NYJ	W 38-3	38	3
2018	12/23/2018	15		BUF	W 24-12	24	12
2018	12/2/2018	12		MIN	W 24-10	24	10
2018	11/4/2018	9		GNB	W 31-17	31	17
2018	10/14/2018	6		KAN	W 43-40	43	40
2018	10/4/2018	5		IND	W 38-24	38	24
2018	9/30/2018	4		MIA	W 38-7	38	7
2018	9/9/2018	1		HOU	W 27-20	27	20
2017	12/31/2017	16		NYJ	W 26-6	26	6
2017	12/24/2017	15		BUF	W 37-16	37	16
2017	11/26/2017	11		MIA	W 35-17	35	17
2017	10/29/2017	8		LAC	W 21-13	21	13
2017	10/22/2017	7		ATL	W 23-7	23	7
2017	10/1/2017	4		CAR	L 30-33	30	33
2017	9/24/2017	3		HOU	W 36-33	36	33
2017	9/7/2017	1		KAN	L 27-42	27	42
2016	12/24/2016	15		NYJ	W 41-3	41	3
2016	12/12/2016	13		BAL	W 30-23	30	23
2016	12/4/2016	12		LAR	W 26-10	26	10
2016	11/13/2016	9		SEA	L 24-31	24	31
2016	10/16/2016	6		CIN	W 35-17	35	17
2015	12/20/2015	14		TEN	W 33-16	33	16
2015	12/6/2015	12		PHI	L 28-35	28	35
2015	11/23/2015	10		BUF	W 20-13	20	13
2015	11/8/2015	8		WAS	W 27-10	27	10
2015	10/29/2015	7		MIA	W 36-7	36	7
2015	10/25/2015	6		NYJ	W 30-23	30	23
2015	9/27/2015	3		JAX	W 51-17	51	17
2015	9/10/2015	1		PIT	W 28-21	28	21
2014	12/28/2014	16		BUF	L 9-17	9	17
2014	12/14/2014	14		MIA	W 41-13	41	13
2014	11/23/2014	11		DET	W 34-9	34	9
2014	11/2/2014	9		DEN	W 43-21	43	21
2014	10/26/2014	8		CHI	W 51-23	51	23
2014	10/16/2014	7		NYJ	W 27-25	27	25
2014	10/5/2014	5		CIN	W 43-17	43	17
2014	9/21/2014	3		OAK	W 16-9	16	9
2013	12/29/2013	16		BUF	W 34-20	34	20
2013	12/8/2013	13		CLE	W 27-26	27	26
2013	11/24/2013	11		DEN	W 34-31	34	31
2013	11/3/2013	9		PIT	W 55-31	55	31
2013	10/27/2013	8		MIA	W 27-17	27	17
2013	10/13/2013	6		NOR	W 30-27	30	27
2013	9/22/2013	3		TAM	W 23-3	23	3
2013	9/12/2013	2		NYJ	W 13-10	13	10
2012	12/30/2012	16		MIA	W 28-0	28	0
2012	12/16/2012	14		SFO	L 34-41	34	41
2012	12/10/2012	13		HOU	W 42-14	42	14
2012	11/18/2012	10		IND	W 59-24	59	24
2012	11/11/2012	9		BUF	W 37-31	37	31
2012	10/21/2012	7		NYJ	W 29-26	29	26
2012	10/7/2012	5		DEN	W 31-21	31	21
2012	9/16/2012	2		ARI	L 18-20	18	20
2011	1/1/2012	16		BUF	W 49-21	49	21
2011	12/24/2011	15		MIA	W 27-24	27	24
2011	12/4/2011	12		IND	W 31-24	31	24
2011	11/21/2011	10		KAN	W 34-3	34	3
2011	11/6/2011	8		NYG	L 20-24	20	24
2011	10/16/2011	6		DAL	W 20-16	20	16
2011	10/9/2011	5		NYJ	W 30-21	30	21
2011	9/18/2011	2		SDG	W 35-21	35	21
2010	1/2/2011	16		MIA	W 38-7	38	7
2010	12/19/2010	14		GNB	W 31-27	31	27
2010	12/6/2010	12		NYJ	W 45-3	45	3
2010	11/21/2010	10		IND	W 31-28	31	28
2010	10/31/2010	7		MIN	W 28-18	28	18
2010	10/17/2010	5		BAL	W 23-20	23	20
2010	9/26/2010	3		BUF	W 38-30	38	30
2010	9/12/2010	1		CIN	W 38-24	38	24
2009	12/27/2009	15		JAX	W 35-7	35	7
2009	12/13/2009	13		CAR	W 20-10	20	10
2009	11/22/2009	10		NYJ	W 31-14	31	14
2009	11/8/2009	8		MIA	W 27-17	27	17
2009	10/18/2009	6		TEN	W 59-0	59	0
2009	10/4/2009	4		BAL	W 27-21	27	21
2009	9/27/2009	3		ATL	W 26-10	26	10
2009	9/14/2009	1		BUF	W 25-24	25	24
2008	9/7/2008	1		KAN	W 17-10	17	10
2007	12/23/2007	15		MIA	W 28-7	28	7
2007	12/16/2007	14		NYJ	W 20-10	20	10
2007	12/9/2007	13		PIT	W 34-13	34	13
2007	11/25/2007	11		PHI	W 31-28	31	28
2007	10/28/2007	8		WAS	W 52-7	52	7
2007	10/7/2007	5		CLE	W 34-17	34	17
2007	9/23/2007	3		BUF	W 38-7	38	7
2007	9/16/2007	2		SDG	W 38-14	38	14
2006	12/17/2006	14		HOU	W 40-7	40	7
2006	12/3/2006	12		DET	W 28-21	28	21
2006	11/26/2006	11		CHI	W 17-13	17	13