Yost sticking with Gagne as Brewers' closer
Published 5/6/2008 by Associated Press at SportingNews.com Baseball News and Exclusive Analysis
MIAMI (AP) -- Eric Gagne hasn't blown his chance to be the Milwaukee Brewers' closer -- at least not...
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Brewers stick with Gagne as closer
Right Field Bleachers found this 5/7/2008 on mlb.mlb.com
Although Eric Gagne leads the Major Leagues with five blown saves, manager Ned Yost said Tuesday that the veteran is not in danger of losing the closer's job.Huston Street a Good Fit for Milwaukee
Right Field Bleachers found this 5/7/2008 on www.dugoutcentral.com
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Right Field Bleachers found this 5/7/2008 on www.inbetweenhops.com
June 2, 1982 On Jeff Wagner's radio show on Monday, he used this date as a springboard into a discussion about Ned Yost's status with the team. That was of course the date that the 23-24 Brewers, who went into the season with extremely high ...Doug Melvin Has Deathwish: Sticking with Eric Gagme
Deadspin found this 5/6/2008 on larrybrownsports.com
When this subject was first broached in an email by JS, I tried to give Gagne the benefit of the doubt: he had been pitching for the fourth straight day when he blew a save to the Reds, his third of the year. One was a start, two was a trend … ...Greek Tragedy In The Milwaukee Pen?
extra_inn posted 5/6/2008 from www.fantasybaseballgenerals.com
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