Hey at least it only took us 3 games into the season to figure out that Aceves can't do the job. I'm having a hard time seeing how Bard isn't going to end up as the closer sooner rather than later. I think Padilla's outting was so encouraging, we just need a stopper to finish the game. It's bard. It has to be. I am willing to bet, with as good as Cook has looked in Spring and his first AAA game that he can be as good or better as Bard as a starter. This is just like 2007, we wanted Paps to be a starter, but closing games was his most helpful role to the team. Remember that season, Joel Pinero could have been our closer? Sound familiar? I'm not saying Bard is Papelbon, but he is the closet thing we have to a sure bet in the 9th.