This postseason, as you no doubt have noticed, has been all about the shifting roles of relief pitchers. It has been fun to watch -- like watching history in fast forward. The transformation began with an old-fashioned decision by Baltimore’s Buck Showalter to keep his best reliever, Zach Britton, in bubble wrap because the game was tied, a decision Buck drowned with. It continued with Terry Francona’s dazzling use of Cleveland’s super-reliever Andrew Miller in high-leverage middle inning situations.
Hiller and the Modern Closer
Hiller and the Modern Closer
Hiller and the Modern Closer
This postseason, as you no doubt have noticed, has been all about the shifting roles of relief pitchers. It has been fun to watch -- like watching history in fast forward. The transformation began with an old-fashioned decision by Baltimore’s Buck Showalter to keep his best reliever, Zach Britton, in bubble wrap because the game was tied, a decision Buck drowned with. It continued with Terry Francona’s dazzling use of Cleveland’s super-reliever Andrew Miller in high-leverage middle inning situations.
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