Mariners | M's Notebook | Righty reliever gets vote of confidence for setup role | Seattle Times Newspaper

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Seattle Sports: In the Morning
Published 7/21/2007 by Seth at Enjoy the Enjoyment
... Chris Reitsma is the 8th inning guy from here on out. Also in that notebook, Mark Lowe (now with less velocity) has looked good in rehab and will be up in a few days. ...

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Published 7/21/2007 by Jeff <jbingham@gmail.com> at Lookout Landing: Front Page Posts
... Fun bullpen news - McLaren likes Chris Reitsma as JJ's eighth inning setup man. Reitsma doesn't miss any bats and has allowed 30 hits in 21.2 innings. Sean Green does and hasn't. Meanwhile, Mark Lowe is apparently just days away from returning to the big league bullpen even thought his velocity and command haven't come back, with the explanation that "usually, that stuff doesn't come around until a guy starts pitching up here." Because we're clearly in position where we can have a guy experimenting in relief. Maybe you could, I dunno, make Lowe prove that he's okay in Tacoma while calling up Kam Mickolio to bide time, but what do I know? I'm just some guy. Clearly Lowe is to be trusted almost immediately after returning from an unprecedented procedure on his throwing elbow from which he still hasn't recovered. ...