Screw the Closer

[Banedon]

"When you're on the bench and you're up three runs, two runs, whatever, we have a game we call Screw the Closer," Ross explained, laughing and admitting 'screw' isn't the word the players actually use. "We want to score more so he doesn't get the save."

 

"I think 4-5 times already I got up [then down], but it doesn't bother me," Rondon said Sunday. "[Anthony] Rizzo and [David] Ross, they laugh all the time."

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/38234/cubs-hitters-keep-robbing-hector-rondon-of-saves

[Burt Macklin, FBI]

this team is the best

[UMFan83]

He won't be laughing when it costs him millions in arbitration

[Ding Dong Johnson]

just when I start thinking I can't possibly like this team any more...

[BigbadB]

This is great.

[BigSlick]

Its so great to see the team thinks the same way we as fans do.

 

I love this [expletive] team.

[bcl412]

I think this is the most fun sports team I've rooted for.

[Omar]

screw the closer role in general

[CubinNY]

When I clicked on this thread I thought it was going to be a piece by fangraphs on how many times a closer is used when the game doesn't need closing or a philosophical piece on getting your best pitcher in to put out a fire, but no, it was even better.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

He won't be laughing when it costs him millions in arbitration

 

To be fair to him, he didn't say he was laughing. Haha.

[Banedon]

We're screwing a pretty damn good closer, guys.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/instagraphs/hector-rondon-is-breaking-fip/

 

Hector Rondon’s FIP this season is -0.15. That’s negative zero point one five. Rondon has broken the run estimator that is Fielding Independent Pitching.

[Tracer Bullet]

So can we negotiate with other teams? Like if you give us an extra run we won't let Rondon pitch?

[David]

when you play horsefeathers the closer so well, the end result is headlines like this

 

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[UMFan83]

[Cubfanintheknow]

 

I, sir, nominate you for the single best post ever.

[Omar]

im not convinced until i see a montage of sad rondon with the background music and endorsement from sarah mclachlan

 

won't you help?

[badger]

I can't see umfan's tweet :(

[David]

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can you see it now?

[badger]

Yes. Thank you. That is fantastic