Ludwick, Cards put away Gagne, Brewers in ninth

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Eric Gagne loses closer role in Milwaukee
Published 4 days ago by Dan Lamothe, Red Sox Monster at Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com
... . May 10, 2008 : No blown save, but he did enter a tie game and promptly give up a two-run single, getting the loss . He had this to say afterward: "Closing is an emotional job," Gagne said. "It's a roller coaster. You do good, you're a hero. You do bad, you're a zero." Honest, you almost have to feel bad for the dude. ... Naaaah .

Games, Games, Games
Published 2 days ago by Rob (noreply@blogger.com) at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
... Eric Gagne came in to pitch the ninth, kind of a surprise considering how only last Saturday he told reporters "I don't deserve that ninth inning right now. It's pretty simple." But they turned him right around and he tossed the ninth, not a particularly compelling one, but it helps when you have Juan Pierre — er, sorry, Slappy McPopup — first-pitch-swinging to pop out weakly to short to end the game. How appropriate for the team's fifth straight loss. ...