tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512480423789404447.post2751907368702941377..comments2023-10-03T10:36:12.528-04:00Comments on My Teams Are Cursed: The Bullpen Just Got BetterTodd Deryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13408016556457980376noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512480423789404447.post-53189416740353783942007-11-21T20:06:00.000-05:002007-11-21T20:06:00.000-05:00takashi shinjo??? i think who you meant to say wa...takashi shinjo??? i think who you meant to say was shingo takatsu, the former failed closer of the white sox. he was the guy who had a blown save against the indians when he gave up 3 straight solo home runs to the tribe in the top of the 9th inning in an early 2005 game which helped the tribe to at least salvage one win in a 2-1 series loss. i believe the tribe entered the 9th in that game down 3-0, tied it up off takatsu by hitting the aforementioned 3 solo shots, one each by coco crisp, victor martinez and casey blake before eventually winning the game in extra innings on an aaron boone double, one of 4 hits he had in that game. too bad those were the only 4 hits that were of any real significance in boone's entire tribe career, but that's beside the point. hee-hee!!! no but seriously though, takatsu's career took a major downswing that season thanx in large part to the tribe as he went from being the closer for the sox, to being downgraded to mop-up duty in their bullpen, eventually traded to the mets and out of baseball altogether in less than a year. lord knows i don't want to see anything even remotely close to that happening to the tribe and kobayashi. i would just as soon see him depose joe-bo as the closer and go on to have such an effect that kaz sasaki had on the mariners when they had set the record for victories in a season with 116 wins. wouldn't that be sweet??? we can only hope.davemandddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14209724531334652756noreply@blogger.com