April 26, 201411 yr Yeah I think it's a given that we just have to walk off with the offense. Road games are a problem though since we love giving back runs immediately. Thankfully not possible bottom of the 9th.
April 26, 201411 yr QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 11:55 PM) Lol, Jesus dude. Jesus doesn't have the stuff to be a closer, man. He's a middle reliever all the way.
April 26, 201411 yr QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 10:56 PM) Jesus doesn't have the stuff to be a closer, man. He's a middle reliever all the way. Jesus saves
April 26, 201411 yr Sox truly have no viable closer candidates. Only hope is to trot Lindstrom out there. He is dreadful, but the only possibility. Everybody else is even worse, including Webb. Maybe you could send Webb to the minors for a month and try to close then make him the closer.
April 26, 201411 yr QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 01:45 AM) Sox truly have no viable closer candidates. Only hope is to trot Lindstrom out there. He is dreadful, but the only possibility. Everybody else is even worse, including Webb. Maybe you could send Webb to the minors for a month and try to close then make him the closer. Don't know if Webb's the solution, but sending him down isn't the answer, either. Sox always have the philosophy of teaching (at least Cooper) at the big league level. It would be a LOT better if Jones can come back healthy and be the closer...if he fails, then you try Webb. Belisario's getting more and more comfortable in the 8th inning, leave him be for now. In a perfect world, Webb or Cleto can take over that Joel Zumaya role of going into an high leverage situation from the 6th on and going multiple innings...or at least 1+ at a time. Edited April 26, 201411 yr by caulfield12
April 26, 201411 yr Yeah, Lindy sucked again and really should be removed from that role, but there was a lot of good relief pitching that kept us in the game yesterday.
April 26, 201411 yr Author Lindstrom is just a heart attack each time he's out there. I think in 10 outings he's got 3 blown saves, a loss (should be 2) and in other outings has just gotten plain lucky. (Detroit game where Abreu caught that hard line out to save the game due to positioning) Who's closing in Charlotte these days?
April 26, 201411 yr QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 08:34 AM) Lindstrom is just a heart attack each time he's out there. I think in 10 outings he's got 3 blown saves, a loss (should be 2) and in other outings has just gotten plain lucky. (Detroit game where Abreu caught that hard line out to save the game due to positioning) Who's closing in Charlotte these days? One of those BS's is a joke.
April 26, 201411 yr QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 12:48 PM) Yeah, Lindy sucked again and really should be removed from that role, but there was a lot of good relief pitching that kept us in the game yesterday. The bottom line is we won and that's the most important thing, but our pitchers walked 11 last night. I believe seven of those were by the relief pitchers. You can't maintain success with that many walks. I hope Nate Jones can step up and take the closers role hen he gets back.
April 26, 201411 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 09:00 AM) One of those BS's is a joke. In 2 of the 3 he didn't give up a earned run. I assume the joke one you talk about is the one where Cleto started the inning, but the other one if Abreu catches the ball at 1B they don't lose that ball either(if the inning plays out the same way). I'm certainly not trying to say he hasn't been scary though.
April 29, 201411 yr QUOTE (ChrisLikesBaseball @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 09:59 AM) Clearly speculation, but an interesting thought. Could The Sox Turn to Gregg? One could argue that Gregg isn't even an upgrade over Lindstrom.
April 30, 201411 yr After watching Belisario last night, his mid-90s sinker would make him a good candidate for closer.
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