I watched the Red Sox vs Twins game and I was not at all impressed by his performance. I would rather see Lester pitch.
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2007-02-28 14:29:05 · 8 answers · asked by popular_bond 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Piniero-committee-Papelbon-Curt Schilling-Timlin. Your guess is good as mine. Until someone runs away with it. If I were the manager, I would give the ball to Donnelly-he doesn't neccessarily have "closer stuff" but an out is an out and he has good numbers.
2007-02-28 14:36:35 · answer #1 · answered by Bob Loblaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they will go with the "closer-by-committee" that they had in 2003.
They are making a mistake. The best guy for the job is Papelbon, and the Red Sox basically are letting him tell them what to do. I know he has potential as a starter, but 26 year old closers who have ERA's of 0.92, don't grow on trees. Piniero is not the guy, and the Yankees pound him.
2007-03-01 00:47:40 · answer #2 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I watched the game too, and I agree with you.
I think Donnelly looked more like a closer than Pineiro.
If I was a betting Red sox fan I would say the Closer probabilities are
Timlin 50%
Donnelly 25%
Pineiro 15%
Tavarez 8%
other 2%
2007-02-28 22:35:22 · answer #3 · answered by Beervis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For now, yes. If Papelbon doesn't work out as a starter and Piniero isn't getting it done as a closer. The Red Sox will move Papelbon to closer once again.
2007-03-01 09:33:02 · answer #4 · answered by t1riel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Red Sox even considering using him as a closer boggles my mind. When he was here with the Mariners he would get rocked early. That was his reputation. He would always give up runs early in the game and you would just pray that he would keep the damage to a minimum. Sometimes he would settle down, sometimes he would get yanked in the 3rd, 4th inning if not earlier. So for Boston to sign a guy who always gets shelled early in games, as a possible closer, seems strange.
2007-02-28 22:40:36 · answer #5 · answered by Darsh 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The former Royals GM, Allard Baird, who the Red Sox hired as a consultant, scouted Piniero a lot and decided that in relief situation he could be much more effective. Therefore, I think it is the plan for Piniero to close...in other words, it is his job to lose, and if he keeps an ERA under 4.00 and a decent WHIP, etc., I think he will be the closer.
2007-02-28 22:45:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he really is the guy with the best chance, but they have no good options at the position...the other guys competing are mike timlin, who in my opinion is their best option because of his experience, but he is a setup man and has been a poor closer, and brendan donnelly, another setup man who has failed in save situations, as well as a prospect whose name escapes me right now
2007-02-28 22:34:06 · answer #7 · answered by sabes99 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it will be Donnelly.
2007-02-28 22:49:54 · answer #8 · answered by Ballzy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋