LA Times: Ernesto Frieri probably won't be Angels' closer against Yankees

[tdawg87]

Props to Sosh for making the right call. Frieri is broken right now. Let him work it out when the game isn't on the line.

[Jay]

Joe Smith was selected from a field of one.

[EDinTUSTIN]

His fastball has zero movement on it right now.

It moves just fine - after a 180 degree sudden break it hits 110 MPH and thuds into the outfield bleachers.

[Stradling]

His 400 ft fastball

[disarcina]

Brandon -- completely agree with your post there. Exactly.

 

When did baseball get locked into this Formula stuff -- drives me nuts  -- provides predictability to the opposition......dumb.

[fan_since79]

Are we that puss in baseball nowadays?

 

People aren't born starters, relievers, or with a pitch count.

 

Cy Young and his 749 complete games agree.

[Angel Oracle]

His fastball has zero movement on it right now.

Either he was missing the strike zone or getting hammered, not much good to talk about.

I hope the move to the front end of the pen does for him what it did in the last 2 months of 2013.

Last night was a small beginning, retiring the side in order, granted with a huge lead. He will need to dupe that several times before sniffing a real close game again.