Tweet 11/15

# Though I was initially a proponent of Bard starting, I now think the
best solution is to leave him as setup and acquire a closer.
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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Closer options
    ... Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2004 and 2005 signs with the O's as a setup ... I don't like Baez, but I'm *shocked* that he signed with Baltimore. ... You'd think he'd have found a team that needed a closer. ... with Borowski as the fallback/setup guy? ...
    (alt.sports.baseball.bos-redsox)
  • Re: Madson in maybe, Bowden out maybe
    ... >> Madson is a very good pitcher, but I think ... >> that Papelbon will be the only 4-yr contract given out for a closer ... Then, according to Bard and others, he gets ... Therein lies the problem with losing Pap for me. ...
    (alt.sports.baseball.bos-redsox)
  • Re: Something has to wrong with Paps
    ... game however he was all of that plus more. ... it is good I think for Bard to get his feet wet as ... really don't know if some one can be a great closer until he actually ... The last one was a mess, ...
    (alt.sports.baseball.bos-redsox)
  • Re: Madson in maybe, Bowden out maybe
    ... Bell even though Daniel Bard is an in-house option. ... Bowden never had a good look as a starter with the Red Sox. ... that Papelbon will be the only 4-yr contract given out for a closer ... Therein lies the problem with losing Pap for me. ...
    (alt.sports.baseball.bos-redsox)
  • Re: Closer options
    ... Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2004 and 2005 signs with the O's as a setup ... I don't like Baez, but I'm *shocked* that he signed with Baltimore. ... You'd think he'd have found a team that needed a closer. ... decent job for a role that shouldn't even exist? ...
    (alt.sports.baseball.bos-redsox)