View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
According to Jason Isringhausen's agent, four teams are interested in the longtime Cardinals closer. The Cardinals and Indians are said to be on there, while speculation is that the Athletics and Braves could be the other two. Jensen Lewis saved 13 for Cleveland in 2008, replacing Joe Borowski who managed to save 45 games in 2007 with an ERA of 5.07. How is that even possible. When you figure...
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
... already being dangled by his new team, and a series of one-time proficient closers (Tom Gordon, Joe Borowski, Al Reyes, David Weathers, Keith Foulke – among others) also deemed free agents, the possibility of the Brewers landing an apt reliever is definitely there. But with all the players Milwaukee (and their soon-to-be excess of money from CC Sabathia’s inevitable decision to play elsewhere)...
WaitingForNextYear (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
... get to have about 120 decibels of “Hell’s Bells” pumping in Progressive Field'I’d take this over Joe Borowski’s “All I Need is a Miracle” any day of the week… [San Diego Union Tribune] | Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website ? PollsRomeo Crennel's fate... Last year's season earned him another chance in '09. This should be his last year. Fire him after...
Bleeding Blue and Teal (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
... early on. They could use Putz as a bridge to Jonathan Papelbon. Less likely: Cleveland Indians - Joe Borowski was awful, and their supposedly foolproof backup plan Rafael Betancourt failed miserably as well. They could try to fill the spot from within with Jensen Lewis, Masahide Kobayashi or someone else, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re looking at other options. New York Yankees -...
