SEATTLE — The term "closer by committee" is usually a misnomer, a phrase managers use when their struggling ninth-inning specialist is demoted and there is no other reliever in the bullpen dominant enough to fill the role.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Angels might have a true committee of closers
The arrival of Ernesto Frieri, the return to form of hard-throwing Jordan Walden and the reliability of veteran Scott Downs have given Angels Manager Mike Scioscia three attractive late-inning options.
SEATTLE — The term "closer by committee" is usually a misnomer, a phrase managers use when their struggling ninth-inning specialist is demoted and there is no other reliever in the bullpen dominant enough to fill the role.
SEATTLE — The term "closer by committee" is usually a misnomer, a phrase managers use when their struggling ninth-inning specialist is demoted and there is no other reliever in the bullpen dominant enough to fill the role.
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