Who Closes?

[nate]

Mike "Stuck in his ways" Scioscia only puts Morin in for one inning.  That means Jepsen then Smith.  Who pitches the 9th?  That is if Jepsen doesn't blow it now.

[tdawg87]

Who is the Twins' closer?

[Docwaukee]

who do you think?

[Revad]

Jepsen for two?

[nando714]

Frieri imo

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Who is the Twins' closer?

Glen Perkins

[nando714]

Jepsen for two?

Sosh has only been putting relievers in for an inning it seems like lately

[Stradling]

I think you'll see Santiago for an inning, I just don't know which inning.

[nate]

He only pitched Morin one inning because of his heavy workload yesterday.

[Revad]

I'd put Jepsen back out there to start the inning, at least.  But the answer should be Smith in the ninth (but I'm betting on Frieri). 

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Buckle your seat belt. It looks like Ernesto is pitching in the 8th inning.

[NachoPop]

Trout for closer

[nate]

Victor and Gubi are talking about Frieri developing his changeup.  Maybe he could develop the ability to repeat his mechanics first.

[Docwaukee]

What happened to Ernesto's velocity?

[Dreams]

Bring in Joe Smith for the Save 

[nate]

What happened to Ernesto's velocity?

 

His mechanics are all out of whack.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

It might not be a save situation.

[Taylor]

Frieri earned a second inning by mowing them down in order in the 8th.

 

</scioscia logic>

[bloodbrother]

Leave Smith as closer already

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

@JeffFletcherOCR: #Angels Scioscia: "We're going to keep Joe in the back end for right now until Ernie gets his feet on the ground and his game comes back."

Lol. God I "hate" Ernesto. Mike S is determined to make him the closer again ASAP.

[Redondo]

@JeffFletcherOCR: #Angels Scioscia: "We're going to keep Joe in the back end for right now until Ernie gets his feet on the ground and his game comes back."

Lol. God I "hate" Ernesto. Mike S is determined to make him the closer again ASAP.

 

MS is still in denial

 

12 step program will help you Mike

[bloodbrother]

Seriously don't get why they keep giving this dude so many chances. It's not like he has some track record of being a top notch closer for a long period of time, etc. The guy got the gig in 2012 because of how crappy the pen was, and has been "demoted" from the role it feels like at least 4 times since, yet they just keep giving him this long leash

 

His ERA is just south of 6, he gives up home runs at a ridiculous rate due to being an extreme fly ball pitcher. Smith cruised when he took over as closer earlier this year and he had a smooth save last night. Just stick with what's working. Frieri's been given plenty of chances and he keeps blowing up. Stop tinkering with the pen. Leave Smith as closer unless he starts to suck

[Jeff Fletcher]

Scisocia says that, all thing being equal, he prefers Frieri closing because Smith is more able to handle two "ups." That means he came come in the seventh and come back in the eighth. He says Frieri is only good for one, so Smith-then-Frier is the way you maximize the outs you get out of the two of them.

If you maximize Smith's ups by bringing him in the eighth and back in the ninth, you are just taking away an out from Frieri, so the two of them still only combine for six. But if you can bring Smith in the seventh, have him also pitch the eighth and then Frieri in the ninth, then you can get seven or maybe eight outs from the two of them.

Obviously this is only even a question if both pitchers are pitching well, which is not the case at the moment. Now he feels Smith is better so Smith pitches the ninth. But that's why, if Ernie starts pitching well again, he wants Ernie in the ninth.

Agree with it or not, that's his logic.

Edited June 25, 2014 by Jeff Fletcher

[Sherlock31]

I don't understand either, Frieri is broken right now, he has no control of his breaking ball, he has only one major league quality pitch FB and that is also broken, he shouldn't pitch in close game until he at least get his FB back to normal.

[Sherlock31]

Huh? Smith has pitch more than 1 innings only once in his 33 appearance this year..........