Over the last five games Heath Bell has given up four runs now in two games (2 runs a piece) where the score was tied in the 9th. I feel like Hoffy had similar issues over his years and so that got me wondering if the mindset is different for a closer coming into a tied game, if they need that competitive edge of having the game on the line. I know people who are at their best if you shit-talk them, so any fuel for the fire probably helps a lot.
The Big Kid got a lot of work over the last two plus weeks yeah? So I don't know if he's rusty. I'm def not pinning this loss on him, ya gotta score one run over nine people to even contemplate to win (we are 1-18 in games where we score one run...soooo maybe we gotta score two?).
Is Heath strictly a save-situation pitcher in our 'pen?
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