Doug Melvin Has Deathwish: Sticking with Eric Gagme

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 Doug Melvin Has Deathwish: Sticking with Eric Gagme
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 … but five? Five and we just started May? Maybe it is too early to give up on him if you’re the Brewers and paid what, like $10 million for ... [link]

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Dice-K Takes That Sniffling, Sneezing, Aching, Coughing, Stuffy-head, Fever, So-You-Can-Still-Beat-The-Tigers Medicine [MLB Closer]
Published 5/6/2008 by Rick at Deadspin
... • Eric The Half-A-Bee. Larry Brown Sports makes the case against the Brewers sticking with Eric Gagne as their closer. Making the case for Gagne will be the actual Larry Brown. ...

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