Wiphan

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

He was bad down the stretch in '05, had a horrendous postseason that year, and was lousy to awful the next two seasons. He had a very good year this regular season, but pitching in the postseason is a whole different beast, and until he proves that he's exorcised those demons, spare me the "but he's so valuable!" speech.

If the Mets had a good closer, they would have won the division? You don't say. Thanks Bill James, I feel such a sense of closure now.

Stick to football. He was hurt in the begining of 07 and was very good the 2nd half of the season. He did not have a horrendous postseason in 05. Maybe if you had watched him save three games in a row BEFORE the Pujols HR you would have realized this. Saying that KRod and Nathan are way better than him is silly. Especially after this season. I suppose Eckersley was a post season choker and should be booted out of the hall of fame because he gave up a HR to Gibson. At least Lidge got beat by the best hiter since Ted Williams.