[USML Announce] Hot Dog! Nathan Saves Riptorns' 2012 Season

[Brad Jansen]

Jeff, owners not as brilliant as you will overlook this piece of critical
history re: Joe Nathan:

>From espn:   He struggled to start the season, posting a 7.63 ERA in 15 1/3
innings with 15 strikeouts and nine walks in the first two months. He lost
his closer's job and landed on the disabled list with a flexor muscle
strain in his right elbow. But when he returned he had a 3.38 ERA in his
final 31 games, holding opponents to a .193 batting average with five walks
and 28 strikeouts. He converted his final 11 save chances starting July 16.


Happy Thanksgiving. May Feliz not be a turkey.

Brad Lee



On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Jeffrey Winick
<jwinick at harriswinick.com>wrote:

> Mark,****
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> The answers to your questions are:****
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> **1.       **Too late.  He’s already trying.****
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> **2.       **Too early.  How can he lose what he doesn’t yet have.****
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> What you’re missing is that Brad is just trying to stay ahead of the
> impending disaster for his team.  The Yanks and the Braves are in serious
> discussions to exchange Jair Jurjjens for Brad Lee’s golden boy Nick
> Swisher.  If a little spinning about a 37 year old sore armed former closer
> makes Brad Lee feel better for the time being, I fully understand.****
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> That is all.****
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> TOeFuKi****
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> *From:* announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] *On
> Behalf Of *springkerb at aol.com
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> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 22, 2011 10:47 AM
> *To:* announce at usml.net
> *Subject:* Re: [USML Announce] Hot Dog! Nathan Saves Riptorns' 2012 Season
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> I like the "secure in the closer's role" part.  Nice marketing.  (Why
> worry about the 4.84 ERA?)****
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>  ****
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> So what's the over/under on the following?****
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>   1.  Date Brad tries to move Nathan.****
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>   2.  Date Nathan loses the closer gig.****
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>  ****
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> Just askin', ****
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>  ****
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> Mark
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> ****
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Tue, Nov 22, 2011 9:57 am
> Subject: [USML Announce] Hot Dog! Nathan Saves Riptorns' 2012 Season****
>
> ITEM:  The Texas Rangers<http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/_/name/tex/texas-rangers>believe they bolstered their bullpen and starting rotation Monday by
> signing four-time All-Star reliever Joe Nathan<http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/_/id/4044/joe-nathan>to be the team's closer as hard-throwing Neftali
> Feliz <http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/_/id/30149/neftali-feliz> will make
> the move into the starting rotation.
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> WINNER: Riptorns' positive pennant hopes shine brighter with Joe Nathan
> secure in closer's role. Team can focus on categories other than saves in
> 2012.
>
> LOSER: Feliz's post-season meltdown confirms Winick's fears that this
> youngster does not have the stones to close. The Question now is: does he
> have what it takes to start? ERA/WHIP soar in heat of Arlington Stadium.
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