Dennis Eckersley knows the psychology of relief pitching better than most. That’s because he made 361 starts in his career — and then morphed into one of the greatest closers in major-league history, ...

Dennis Eckersley had spent more than a decade as a starting pitcher when the A's picked him up in 1987. He'd ease into closing that year, and by 1995 he got to 300 saves, at that point doing it in ...

Let's start with the biggie, the Hall of Fame rookie card of legendary Athletics reliever Dennis Eckersley. Of course on this card he is neither Athletic nor reliever. Believe it or not, Eck spent his ...