By now we all know that Eric Gagne manned up and said, God I suck, could you please stop having me lose games for you? And it’s something I respect. Really and truly.
I firmly believe delusion is what gets America through the day, and the sheer simple fact that Eric Gagne cut the shit and said that he did not belong as the closer will make me respect him even if he’s never going to be worth your time anymore. I don’t care if Isringhuasen gave him the idea, it’s right respectable.
However? He never should have even sniffed this point. Admitting that you don’t have it in the big spot anymore has got to be a confidence destroyer. A good manager would have pulled the plug so he may still have some value in the 7th. A good manager would not use him past the point of no return.
Ned destroyed Turnbow. Now he smoked Gagne.
I think Gagne may make a miraculous comeback. Closing is a strange, mystical place to pitch. And let’s be honest, his beard is pretty sweet.
On a side note, is your blog name a really obscure Mr. Show reference? Just curious.
Comment by Timmycakes — May 14, 2008 @ 12:23 am
Dear Timmycakes,
I hope you’re right. I want the Gods of one-inning to look at Gagne and say, your beard is sweet, have your 97 MPH Fastball back. I want Eric Gagne not to blow another save chance this season.
I also want an XBox 360. I don’t know which will happen first.
But as for your side note? Expect to receive 100,000 Pop Culture Points for figuring out that nugget of truth.
Comment by Andrew — May 14, 2008 @ 10:36 am