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  1. User Name
    Can Cecchini close?
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    ^This
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    .....because it is. Right now, Bailey couldn't get anyone out in any inning. How is pitching with a one-run lead against the meat of the order harder than pitching the ninth against the bottom? Honest question.
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    He also has way better stuff. Also, don't be surprised if Bailey is injured. He has never been this bad. It's not a mental thing i don't think. It seems like he has no idea where the ball is going.
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    Bailey should not have pitched tonight. Not only is he struggling, but he's also terribly overworked with all of the high-pitch innings from his recent slump.
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    Melancon's anxiety issues were well publicized (i remember Jacko warning about his failures in NY, one of the only times he's been right). Aceves doesn't have closer stuff, and having him try to pitch like one proved disastrous. Bard was chasing the money....could've been the answer. As of right now, they should see what they have in Tazawa. He's a guy that profiles similarly to some other "out-of-nowhere" closers from successful teams like Romo and Motte.
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    Uehara himself has closed. Fujikawa got the role for the Cubs but immediately got injured, so technically it would be him.
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    Tazawa or Kojji plz
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    Hanrahan needed TJ, Melancon was insurance for the injured Bailey, and Aceves.....he shouldn't even be mentioned. Again, the Sox have chosen a lot of questionable options. Doesn't mean they can't fill the position without a big name
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    Ask iortiz and a700.
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    I miss him, Example and See Red.
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    Tazawa needs to be given a chance. Bailey needs a break.
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    Part of this is on Farrell. He knows Bailey is struggling but keeps going to him on a daily basis.
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    Lee, like Papelbon, is a wet dream that has a near 0% chance of happening.
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    Hypocrisy at its finest.
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    Tazawa: Average fastball velocity: 93.6 MPH Slider velocity: 82.3 Split velocity: 87.3 Papelbon: Average fastball velocity: 92.6 Slider velocity: 76.6 Split velocity: 86.7 Tazawa has better "raw stuff" than Papelbon this year, and better stuff than a lot of succesful closers (Nathan, Betancourt for example) actually. Things like this take thirty seconds to look up. Do your research
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    Funny, since the last four WS champions, and most of the teams who have made the playoffs the last four seasons have developed their closer internally. It's the right way to build a bullpen.
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    Buuuuurn
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    This is the key right here.
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    Also, kinda ironic coming from the guy whose schtick used to be "I'm always right"
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    You're usually wrong about everything. Kinda like Jacko, but in Red Sox fan version
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    Some may disagree with me and that's fine, but i just don't think closers are worthwhile investments in general.
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    People tell you you have reading comprehension problems because you do. It happens because you don't bother to read what others post and continue to spout your opinion as fact and repeating the same nonsense. Don't play the victim, since you are often guilty of the behaviors you describe above.
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    Career low velocity, K/9 and near career high HR rate with a 3.02 FIP. No sign of decline if you're in active denial only.
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    It doesn't make sense because it's the idea of long-term commitment vs short term commitment, for one. For two, they have not spent as much money as the Phillies have spent on Papelbon in a club that isn't even contending. It doesn't make sense because your whole set of ideas is based on faulty logic. 75% of the site agrees with the notion that you're wrong, but somehow you still think you're right with the Papelbon nonsense. Nothing new.
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