Article: Cool Heat: Shaggy Is A Closer In Waiting

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/18992656/indians-ace-reliever-andrew-miller-end-tyranny-save

Related to some of the discussion.
 
 

And then the writer reminds readers about the "shutdown" concept introduced by Tom Tango in 2010, defined as an appearance that leads to a 6 percent gain in WPA. He suggests that could replace the save.

Terry Francona's style of bullpen management would drive me up the wall over 162 games but he's a damned fine manager.

 

The reason he'd drive me up the wall is because it's boring baseball. It's also winning baseball but that doesn't mean it's fun to watch.

[Nick Nelson]

 

some kinesiologist like mike marshall needs to devise a safe and efficient way to warm up more quickly. something out of the box like a dyson hair dryer aimed at the arm for 30 seconds, followed by three quick fastballs from 75 feet, a sprint from the bullpen, seven more off the mound and go time. three minutes flat.

I LOL'd pretty hard