eric gagne

[redsoxrules]

Gagne at it again , comes in the 9th tied 3-3 , gives up 2 runs . ERA now sitting at 6.89

[VA Sox Fan]

Originally Posted by redsoxrules

Gagne at it again , comes in the 9th tied 3-3 , gives up 2 runs . ERA now sitting at 6.89

Unreal

[Jayhawk Bill]

In Eric Gagne's favor, I'd like to point out that he has a 0.00 ERA in games in which his team was behind when he entered the game thus far in 2008...even though he has a 7.10 ERA in Save situations.*

FWIW, with Boston he was 13.48 in Save situations and 4.05 in other situations.

***

What is the idiomatic construction for "choke" in French?


* Edit: not counting today's blown save and loss.

[Sweet Chin Music33]

Originally Posted by redsoxrules

Gagne at it again , comes in the 9th tied 3-3 , gives up 2 runs . ERA now sitting at 6.89

There were some awful contracts in the offseason:

Jose Guillen .198/.234/.578 3HR

Eric Gagne

Andruw Jones .170/.279/.547 1HR, 4 RBI

Joe Borowski

David Eckstein .246/.315/.637

Adam Everett .196/.229/.512, 3 ERR in 15 games.

....as bad as Gagne has been, imagine how LA feels about Jones, what a mess. He was awful last year.....and it even worse this year....1 homer and 4 rbi's for 36,000,000+ over 2 years.

[The Dustball]

Originally Posted by Sweet Chin Music33

There were some awful contracts in the offseason:
David Eckstein .246/.315/.637
.

Woah woah we all know that Eckstein was a good signing because he plays tough. He's so gritty that his lack of producing should be overlooked.

But honestly, I don't really think that contract was that awful. It was only one year and only for 4.5 million dollars. If it doesn't work out, which it looks like, he'll be gone next year.

[Jayhawk Bill]

Yost relieves Gagne from closer duties
Brewers manager won't commit to one reliever to finish games

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

MILWAUKEE -- Brewers manager Ned Yost on Sunday announced he is relieving Eric Gagne of his closer duties and will "mix and match" his relievers at the ends of games.
"It's not a problem," Yost said. "We got it covered."

Gagne, who allowed the go-ahead runs in the ninth inning Saturday and took the loss against the Cardinals, told reporters afterward he does not "deserve that ninth inning right now."

Check that last quote: Gagne can't stand the pressure.

"You can't explain to the average person what a closer goes through," Yost said. "It's hard. You're out there all by yourself.

"If he closes that game out, well, 'That's what you were supposed do.' If you don't, it's like, 'Ehhhh!' Everybody goes nuts."

Bold and italics added.

Yost is right.

Can you picture what it must be like for Gagne, to once have been the best closer in the game, and now to have lost both the skill that made him great and the confidence that carried him through the toughest pitches of a game? Can you imagine what it must be like to fail completely on a national stage once a week, with replays shown on ESPN the next morning for those who might have missed your humiliation?

I don't know how many millions of dollars it would take for me to accept that role. I do know that, right now, I feel sorry for the man.

[MDF3530]

Originally Posted by The Dustball

Woah woah we all know that Eckstein was a good signing because he plays tough. He's so gritty that his lack of producing should be overlooked.

He is, as we say here in Chicago, very grindy. He's had to become an effort guy though, because he left his ability in Anaheim.

[BoSox21]

so now Gagne is complaining of right shoulder stiffness which means he's over-exerting his arm after losing the closer's job and his formerly pharmaceutically-enhanced arm can't take it

[rician blast]

Originally Posted by Youk Of The Nation

PS: My man Craig Counsell gettin' it done!

No one...I mean no one...could ever convince me that Craig Counsell wouldn't be a better hiter than he is...even if just slightly better...without that fkn ridiculous stance.