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mrkajz44 · 05-09-2012, 10:11 AM

I'm not sure why the Jays are still sticking to having a 'closer'. It hasn't worked in the past few years and it's not working this year. I feel like the idea of just a 9th inning closer is a bit outdated anyway.

So Oliver comes in and gets a 1-2-3 8th inning. He throws something like 10 pitches to do that. Why not leave him in for the ninth? He's got the confidence of the 1-2-3 inning and its not like 10 pitches is taxing his arm. I just don't get it.

05-09-2012, 10:11 AM	#46
mrkajz44 First Line Centre Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Deep South Exp:	I'm not sure why the Jays are still sticking to having a 'closer'. It hasn't worked in the past few years and it's not working this year. I feel like the idea of just a 9th inning closer is a bit outdated anyway. So Oliver comes in and gets a 1-2-3 8th inning. He throws something like 10 pitches to do that. Why not leave him in for the ninth? He's got the confidence of the 1-2-3 inning and its not like 10 pitches is taxing his arm. I just don't get it. __________________ Much like a sports ticker, you may feel obligated to read this