Closing Thoughts: An abundance of closers in Atlanta

06/15/11 As of this moment, Atlanta's Jonny Venters is the top-ranked relief pitcher in Yahoo!'s game and the No. 30 fantasy asset overall. This might not seem surprising to you, because the lefty has delivered obscene ratios (0.44 ERA, 0.74 WHIP) while striking out hitters at a terrific rate (43 Ks in 40.2 IP). But it's somewhat uncommon for a non-starting, non-closing pitcher to rank ahead of all other ...

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Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsBraves blow 1-run lead in 8th, lose 4-1 to Padres

06/26/11 SAN DIEGO (AP) - Tim Hudson did his job for the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. Atlanta's offense and reliever Jonny Venters didn't do theirs.

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Sunday night live fantasy chat, Reds vs. Giants

07/09/11 Paddle up to the cove, gamers. There's much to discuss. Sunday was an odd, eventful day in the fake game. On the mound: Jonny Venters earned another save, Sergio Santos nearly blew one (but didn't), and Francisco Liriano held the Rangers to just two hits over eight innings, striking out nine. At the plate: Dan Uggla , Aramis Ramirez , James Loney and Adam Dunn all somehow homered on the same day ...

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