Gagne: I'm ready to close again

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Eric Gagne Is All Better!
Published 5/13/2008 by Pat Lackey at FanHouse
... saga down. Between March 31st and May 4th this year, Gagne blew five saves in 14 chances for the Brewers. Despite cries from Brewers fans and all corners of the interwebs, Ned Yost refused to remove his Canadian closer from the role. On May 10th, Gagne asked Ned Yost to remove him from the ninth inning spot. Yost announced the move yesterday. Tonight? Gagne's ready to close again! From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Brewers blog: ...

Gagne Ends Mental Break; Is Clearly Mental
Published 5/13/2008 by Camp Tiger Claw at Walkoff Walk
I'll make this quick. Eric Gagne says he's ready to close again. Yeah, the same guy I wrote about yesterday. He says Sunday was his "mental break" and now he's ready to get back out there. Some choice quotes: ...

Eric Gagne: Jamacian Me Crazy…
Published 5/13/2008 by Andrew at The Grand National Championships
... Yesterday, I found a great deal of respect for Gagne. He was able to look in the mirror and say that he didn’t have it. He was struggling, and he manned up. Always respectable. Today? “I had my mental break (Sunday),” said Gagne. “I’m good to go now. “I know I’m a great closer. I know I’m going to work out of it. It’s just a confidence thing. The only way you’ll be all right is keep going out there in a closing situation.” Yeah. He went there. And as a fan? I ...