YASNY Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 Simply not true. Unless one thinks May games against the Yankees are "big". What was his record against the Indians in 2000 and 2001? I remember him blowing a game in Minnesota in 2001 simply because rangeless wonder Konerko failed to field 2 infield bouncers in the 9th...He ended up with 42 saves in 45 chances and a low ERA and whip. In 2002 he was Kennified, in exile basically. Still had a pretty damn good season. He was again stellar with Oakland, made an All-Star game. No, he wasn't Gagne, Wagner or Rivera, but he was one of the TOP 5 closers in baseball in the last 4 years. Boston couldn't be happier with him right now. I can't sit here and remember specific games. So I'll have to admit my opinion is based on a general impression I got while wathing Foulke pitch over the years. He did blow key games angainst the Twins. He blew a save in the 2000 playoffs and iirc, he blew one for the A's in last years playoffs. I also recall a time when we were having a horrendous west coast trip and we were badly in need of a win, when Seattle got to him and beat us. But, as I said, this is all distant memory and a general impression of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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