2017 Closer Thread: Bad Day To Be A Blake (3 Viewers)

[Northern Voice]

yeah he threw Trumbo a cookie

Biagini >> Grilli

 

[Eephus]

Biagini >> Grilli

Mario >> Luigi

 

[PIK95]

Mario >> Luigi

Ballotelli>>>>Pirlo

 

[HellToupee]

I love baseball.  First game of the year and Jason Grilli is going into that greasy hair before every pitch and no one cares!  He just threw a slider that had a five foot break.  

if you're not cheating , you're not trying 

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Sam Dyson won't make it through the month as the Rangers closer right?  Oof, he's bad. 

 

[Eephus]

Sam Dyson won't make it through the month as the Rangers closer right?  Oof, he's bad. 

How many Matt Bush shares do you have?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

How many Matt Bush shares do you have?

Just one now. 

 

[Northern Voice]

How many Matt Bush shares do you have?

Didn't Bush give up the game tying home run the inning before anyway? (Yes, he did. Edwin hit it - not that Edwin/Bautista lighting this pair up is anything new).

 

[Eephus]

Just one now. 

Bush probably has the best arm but Dyson has earned some leash. 

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Just one now. 

Bush probably has the best arm but Dyson has earned some leash. 

Didn't Dyson get fired at some point last year?  His 7k/9 rate isn't going to hold up as a closer, someone else is gonna get that job soon.  Bush, Jeffries, and Kela all seem like better options. 

 

[Eephus]

Didn't Dyson get fired at some point last year?  His 7k/9 rate isn't going to hold up as a closer, someone else is gonna get that job soon.  Bush, Jeffries, and Kela all seem like better options. 

Tony Barnette

 

[Northern Voice]

Neris gets first shot in Philly over Benoit, right? Likely around this time next week...

 

[Eephus]

Bob Melvin uses Madson in a high leverage role vs the heart of the order in the 8th and brings in Casilla to pitch the 9th.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Bob Melvin uses Madson in a high leverage role vs the heart of the order in the 8th and brings in Casilla to pitch the 9th.

How many Santiago Casilla shares do you have?

 

[Eephus]

How many Santiago Casilla shares do you have?

just one as of 2 minutes ago

 

[Peyton Marino]

Jeanmar Gomez – 1 IP, 2 ER and the ugly save.  Jeanmar is like Omar from The Wire, except it is everyone else in the vicinity whistling and carrying a bat.  If Hector Neris isn’t owned in your league, he should be.

via razzball

 

[Kraft...]

and so it begins. . . . .  

 

[E-Z Glider]

Neris gets first shot in Philly over Benoit, right? Likely around this time next week...

Pete said Neris was his 8th inning guy a few days ago, but I'd be surprised if he's actually next man up. It makes a lot more sense for a team like the Phils to keep him in the 8th. Let Benoit/Neshek build up some saves / trade value for the deadline and keep Neris from getting saves to keep his arb number lower next year. At least, I hope this is the plan.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

The Anaheims are using Bud Norris in high leverage situations in the 7th inning.  Is there any doubt Huston Street is the closer when he is healthy?  Bedrosian is gonna have to throw multiple innings sometimes if they want to be .500, and Andrew Bailey is still Andrew Bailey. 

 

[Eephus]

Madson pitching the 8th again tonight against the heart of the Anaheims order.

ETA:  Ryan Dull looks like he'll get a chance for the SV in the 9th.  Run to the waiver wire

 

[Limp Ditka]

And Dull gets the ninth to make the A's situation anything but 

 

[Eephus]

Doolittle warming up after the first two Anaheims reach

 

[Limp Ditka]

Doolittle warming up after the first two Anaheims reach

I believe, in Mr Grieves

 

[Eephus]

HAHAHAHAHA

Danny Espinosa w/ a 3 run HR

 

[Doctor Detroit]

I picked up Dull on a whim in one league, well thanks for that.  :X

 

[Doctor Detroit]

I picked up Dull on a whim in one league, well thanks for that.  :X

He can still get the win!

 

[Eephus]

and they're playing Cam Bedrosian's music

 

[rodg12]

and they're playing Cam Bedrosian's music

 

Tears!

 

[Doctor Detroit]

and they're playing Cam Bedrosian's music

 

Tears!

Wilma and Betty not knowing that was Fred is so 60s clever costume humor. 

 

[Peyton Marino]

The Anaheims are using Bud Norris in high leverage situations in the 7th inning.  Is there any doubt Huston Street is the closer when he is healthy?  Bedrosian is gonna have to throw multiple innings sometimes if they want to be .500, and Andrew Bailey is still Andrew Bailey. 

I don't think Street can stay healthy for a full season, so that part should take care of itself.  If he does, he'll put up a 5+ ERA.  Scioscia is pretty dumb, but even he can't sit by and let that happen.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Sam Dyson won't make it through the month as the Rangers closer right?  Oof, he's bad. 

So bad

 

[Northern Voice]

So bad

I'll never get tired of watching him cover his pants in piss out there.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

I'll never get tired of watching him cover his pants in piss out there.

My link

 

[Northern Voice]

My link

Dysn't name scrolling up in the last second makes it perfect.

 

[Kraft...]

Storen gets the save for Cinci today, chaos ensues 

 

[Eephus]

Storen gets the save for Cinci today, chaos ensues 

Iglesias had thrown yesterday

 

[Eephus]

Neftali Feliz serves one up to Arenado to break a 1-1 tie in the 9th.

 

[Kraft...]

Neftali Feliz serves one up to Arenado to break a 1-1 tie in the 9th.

Knebel pitched a clean 8th 

 

[Eephus]

Greg Holland gave up another ball to the warning track but pitched a clean inning for SV #3.

Coors will be a truer test.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Oak's going to be a mess. Casilla in for the 8th v the Anaheims with a 4 run lead since its 2/3/4 due up.

 

[Northern Voice]

Storen gets the save for Cinci today, chaos ensues 

Storen sucks.

 

[cheese]

Iglesias had thrown yesterday

And Lorenzen had already pinch hit... but storen will get some saves if he's the backup plan when Iglesias can't go b2b

 

[the moops]

And Lorenzen had already pinch hit... but storen will get some saves if he's the backup plan when Iglesias can't go b2b

Reds suck. Not gonna be a whole lot of them winning in the 9th, nevermind in back to back games. 

 

[Limp Ditka]

Reds suck. Not gonna be a whole lot of them winning in the 9th, nevermind in back to back games. 

There's some terribly flawed logic on display here

 

[the moops]

There's some terribly flawed logic on display here

 

[Limp Ditka]

Top 10 closers last year, 4 of them were from sub .500 teams, 2 of them on teams that lost over 90 games. Bad teams can still get plenty of save ops. It comes down to the closer living up to his responsibilities and keeping the job for 162 more than the # of wins the team gets

 

[Peyton Marino]

Yea plus the Reds are going to be great

 

[shuke]

Yea plus the Reds are going to be great

First place, baby!

 

[Gally]

Top 10 closers last year, 4 of them were from sub .500 teams, 2 of them on teams that lost over 90 games. Bad teams can still get plenty of save ops. It comes down to the closer living up to his responsibilities and keeping the job for 162 more than the # of wins the team gets

Closers on bad teams are great to have.  They don't win many games but typically all their wins are in close games so they are all save opportunities...plus they are spread out so they don't get overused. 

 

[the moops]

OK. We aren't talking about the closer for the Reds though. We are talking about the backup closer.