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Yes, this is the real thing:
I walked 7.5 guys per 9 inns. In my career. Is there anyway I should have saved 192 games? On paper, no way. Thank god I didn't play on pape
— Mitch Williams (@WildThingMLBN) May 22, 2013
It was actually 7.1 guys per 9 innings, and it's really not that hard to look these things up. But yes, Mitch Williams did save 192 games. And no, his numbers don't seem to make a lot of sense on pape.
Mitch Williams currently works for MLB Network as an analyst. I wonder if he might put on his analyst cap, and suggest some pitchers, currently active, who might be good candidates to save 192 games while walking 7.1 guys per nine innings. You know, since it doesn't look like Carlos Marmol's going to get the chance.