Unfortunately, Mo finished
second in voting for Closer of the Year in the This Year in Baseball Awards.
Closer of the Year -- Brad Lidge, Phillies: When Lidge began the regular season with 17 straight scoreless appearances for Philadelphia, it was clear he'd regained the overpowering form that marked his early years in Houston. By season's end, the man with the unhittable slider had gone a perfect 41-for-41 in save opportunities, enabling him to run away with 44 percent of the votes, the highest of any category. Three-time TYIB winner Mariano Rivera came in a distant second with 22.7 percent of the vote.
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