Roto Chronicles: National League–May 12
seamheads.com 5/13/2008 — Plenty of pitchers made this week’s edition of Ruts and Royalty. It’s been a busy week on the diamond and there were very little surprises that were conjured up. Players broke out of slumps, players hit themselves out of respectability and the Brewers’ pitching staff seems to have their swagger back (with the exception of Gagne). Ruts: Eric Gagne: He was removed from the closer ...

Shame on Izzy For Giving Up
dugoutcentral.com 5/13/2008 — Harsh words for Izzy for volunteering out of the closer's job. If he can't do his job in the 9th, what makes the Cards think he can do it in the 7th or 8th?

The Dugout: Eric Gagné With A Spoon
sports.aol.com 5/13/2008 — What a terrible time to be a relief pitcher. We're only a month and a half into the season and already people are being pulled out of position for poor performance, scolded for showing emotion, and blamed for managerial jobs being put on the line. ...

Morning Roundup: Gagne’s Return
fantasybaseballgenerals.com 5/14/2008 — That didn’t take long. Eric Gagne returned to the closer role after a one-day break, and earned his 10th save of the season yesterday in Milwaukee’s 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Yost won't cover his butt - Brewers Blog
blogs.jsonline.com 5/14/2008 — Brewers manager Ned Yost knew people would have called for his scalp again had Eric Gagne blown the game tonight against Los Angeles. Gagne returned after a two-day "mental break" to record the save in the Brewers' 5-3 victory. But Yost said he wasn't ...

Gagne fondly remembers time in LA — Major League Baseball News 5/15/2008
So much attention was paid to Eric Gagne's sudden reinstatement as the Brewers' closer on Tuesday night that no one bothered to ask him one of the easiest questions: What was it like to face the Dodgers for the first time?

Mota, not Gagne, blows it for Brewers (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 5/15/2008
Milwaukee's beleaguered bullpen blew another game, this time without the help of Eric Gagne. Juan Pierre hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers overcame a three-run deficit to beat the Brewers 6-4 ...

Ninth-inning rally carries Dodgers past Milwaukee — L.A. Times - Baseball News 5/15/2008
Pierre drives in two with a double, then scores an insurance run as Dodgers come from behind in their final at-bats. > Milwaukee's beleaguered bullpen blew ...

Mota, not Gagne, falters as Dodgers beat Brewers 6-4 — Boston.com -- Baseball News 5/15/2008
Milwaukee's beleaguered bullpen blew another game, this time without the help of Eric Gagne. Juan Pierre hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers overcame a three-run deficit to beat the Brewers 6-4 Wednesday ...

Eric Gagne: World Championship ring worth struggles — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 5/17/2008
Eric Gagne chose to remember the one note, not the naysayers. "When I was doing bad and getting booed it was hard mentally, hard for my family and hard for everybody,"...