Who should be the closer for the Cleveland Indians?

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Who should be the closer for the Cleveland Indians?
Indians Confidential found this 4/9/2008 on mvn.com [flag]
Thanks to everyone who voted for the last poll. It appears as though most fans (63%) will continue to call Progressive Field, The Jake. The others aren’t even worth talking about… Today’s new poll will focus on the closer’s roll. Joe Borowski has easily been the most maligned player on the Tribe roster. He was brought into camp over a year ago to fight Keith ... [link]

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Indians Fans Already Calling for Borowski’s Head
Published 4/9/2008 by Matt Loede at Indians Confidential
... These things are going to happen. Mariano Rivera lost a World Series game seven once, and he is a for sure Hall of Famer. I’m not saying I want to go though another gut-wrenching, sweaty palms season every time Borowski comes in, but I’m also looking around wondering what choices the team has. Rafel Betancourt, Rafael Perez, Jensen Lewis, Jorge Julio? I guess for now I’ll take my chances with Borowski. After all, what choice does the team really have? Who should be the closer for the Cleveland Indians?

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