tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post807651331923963978..comments2024-01-08T14:50:08.705-05:00Comments on Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog: Who Will Close for the Tigers?Lee Panashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148118898954670307noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-4251216978847005012013-03-08T22:20:29.898-05:002013-03-08T22:20:29.898-05:00Charles, I agree that bullpen usage is less optima...Charles, I agree that bullpen usage is less optimal today than it used to be. The closer role, in particular, seems insane to me. I'd like to see some team get creative and change the closer role back to something similar to what it was in the 70s. Unfortunately, Leyland does not seem to be the one who is going to break the mold. Lee Panashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17148118898954670307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-69432216475757196442013-03-08T22:00:36.727-05:002013-03-08T22:00:36.727-05:00I'm disappointed that the Tigers are talking a...I'm disappointed that the Tigers are talking about "closer" again as an actual role that has to be filled. Unless you have Mariano or Eckersley (or, historically, very few others) on the roster, the idea of a defined 9th-inning role is just silly. John Hiller and Guillermo Hernandez, in their primes, pitched a lot more than 1 inning per appearance.<br /><br />I thought that Jimmy Charles Listonhttp://www.jscowan.comnoreply@blogger.com