http://marlinmaniac.com/2009/07/10/blogservations-070909-marlins-14-diamondbacks-7/ A Miami Marlins Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:05:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://marlinmaniac.com/2009/07/10/blogservations-070909-marlins-14-diamondbacks-7/comment-page-1/#comment-47 BigBoynBroward Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:57:03 +0000 http://marlinmaniac.com/?p=378#comment-47 I agree on the fixed bullpen roles...I absolutely hate them! Maybe managers generally think that this is good for the relievers' psyche, but I hate it when a by and large unproven reliever (like Lindstrom) is anointed the closer just because he throws the hardest. I think this situation only applies when one particular reliever is leaps and bounds the best in the pen. But I'm on board with you on that the best reliever should come in during the most dangerous situation. They used to call them firemen. I agree on the fixed bullpen roles…I absolutely hate them! Maybe managers generally think that this is good for the relievers’ psyche, but I hate it when a by and large unproven reliever (like Lindstrom) is anointed the closer just because he throws the hardest. I think this situation only applies when one particular reliever is leaps and bounds the best in the pen. But I’m on board with you on that the best reliever should come in during the most dangerous situation. They used to call them firemen.

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