Rattled Isringhausen removed as Cardinals' closer

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Izzy OUT as closer
Published 5/10/2008 by Mike (noreply@blogger.com) at Stan Musial's Stance
That's what I get for posting before finishing my morning round of sports websites. Here's a link to the story about it. Wow. My respect for Izzy just went through the roof. How many guys wouldn't have the guts to tell their manager, "Hey I need a break," instead going out there day after day with a hole in their bat, or their glove, or throwing meatballs? Looks like it's just a re-shuffle of responsibilities. No word on if there will be a call-up from AAA (Chris Perez?) yet. Stay tuned.

Isringhausen Out as Closer
Published 5/10/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
... —The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand Saturday, May 10, 2008 Isringhausen Out as Closer Izzy - you’ve been great. Just not this season. Franklin and Springer will split time in the 9th for now, where they can be no worse than the current situation. ...

Baseball Today: Monday, May 12
Published 5/12/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... (Toronto Globe and Mail) . . . The Cardinals have taken the struggling Jason Isringhausen out of the closer's role (espn.com) . . . John Smoltz is optimistic he'll be returning to the Braves by the end of May ...