********. Closers close. Simple as that. The entire bullpen blows.
They are true. I ask a simple question. If he is so great, and we have such a need (9 blown saves through 5/30.....I REPEAT, 9 BLOWN SAVES) then why isnt he closing? The answer is simple, bc he cant.
All this is nonsense and fluff. The bullpen sucks, and Barnes is part of it.
Oh is that right? The Redsox are so much smarter than everyone else arent they!!!!! Closer by committee works!!!!! Stupid argument. Real teams have real bullpens with defined roles.
If they have to use him earlier, then he is not a closer. He is a reliever. They have blown 9 saves. If he was so great, they wouldn't have 9 blown saves.