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What's YOUR opinion on the role of a CLOSER in major league baseball?
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<blockquote data-quote="Chaos" data-source="post: 2004773" data-attributes="member: 217567"><p>I'm in my 40's and don't hear this talked about much on sports radio and other media outlets. But I do NOT agree with using a closer to record three outs in one inning. I'm a Phillies' fan (insert boos and kudos here!), but man alive, Brad "Loose" Lidge annoys me almost as much as Mitch "Wild-Thing" Williams used to.</p><p>I'm well aware Lidge had a perfect save record last season. Good for him. But it was the remaining 8 men on the team that deserve credit for at least half of his "saves." His ERA this season is in the 7's I believe. Isn;t that great?! </p><p>We can either turn the ball over to a "closer" if we're ahead in the last inning of a game or allow the pitcher who tossed the ball in the 7th and/or 8th inning to go into the last inning and wither close it or loose it as long as he feels he can handle the last inning.</p><p></p><p>Would love to hear YOUR view(s) on this issue!!</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaos, post: 2004773, member: 217567"] I'm in my 40's and don't hear this talked about much on sports radio and other media outlets. But I do NOT agree with using a closer to record three outs in one inning. I'm a Phillies' fan (insert boos and kudos here!), but man alive, Brad "Loose" Lidge annoys me almost as much as Mitch "Wild-Thing" Williams used to. I'm well aware Lidge had a perfect save record last season. Good for him. But it was the remaining 8 men on the team that deserve credit for at least half of his "saves." His ERA this season is in the 7's I believe. Isn;t that great?! We can either turn the ball over to a "closer" if we're ahead in the last inning of a game or allow the pitcher who tossed the ball in the 7th and/or 8th inning to go into the last inning and wither close it or loose it as long as he feels he can handle the last inning. Would love to hear YOUR view(s) on this issue!! Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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