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BedardisAce Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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Sherrill is good left-handed setup man and would be a great compliment to Johnson/Ray. He simply is not a closer and its painful to watch a decent pitcher being used in a role he isnt best suited for. I also rarely feel comfortable when he is facing a right-handed batter.

Switch Ray to closer and if that doesn't work, see what options we have on the farm.

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Sports Guy Hangout Grand Counsel

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I can't stand Sherrill. His stuff is so-so and he can NEVER finish the game without a problem.

Some of you are being ridiculous.

Saying you hate him, can't stand him, etc....??

Are you kidding me?

If you want to say that you feel he needs to be replaced as the closer, that's one thing but saying you feelings of hatred towards to the man is absurd.

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I really, really dislike when people take stats going back to the previous season. There are how many months off in between seasons? Not to mention that you have to factor in fatigue from the season's worth of work he put in up until July.

I really, really dislike it when people ignore the evidence before their eyes in evaluating pitchers. Sherrill has been an escape artist as a closer ever since he got here. Last half of 2008 he was horrible. Spring training this year he was horrible. So far this season he's been well below average despite having 3 saves.

Last nite he blows that save except for a magnificent play by Markakis. Tonight he falls behind every hitter he faces except for the guy who was stupid enough to swing at the first pitch and Sherrill twice comes about 5 feet away from blowing a 4 run lead and giving up a game winning home run on 3 - 1 and 2 - 1 pitches.

Sherrill is not a good closer. He may be a bulldog and he may battle (and I love him for that), but he simply doesn't have the stuff to shot down opposing hitters. I'd rather see Ray or Johnson in the closer role than Sherrill and a change can't happen soon enough for me. He needs to go back to the lefty setup role in which he was absolutely filthy for the Mariners two years ago - the O's pen will be better for and so will Sherrill.

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JCK Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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Completely agree. Sherrill needs to go. This is a classic case of making a move BEFORE the sht hits the fan, as opposed to after. And rest assured, if we leave GS in this role, it most certainly will hit the fan.

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emmett16 Hangout Grand Counsel

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If Sherrill is the closer for the entire season, I don't think I'm going to live until my 30th birthday. This is absurb...I'm pacing around my house and pouring glasses of whiskey on a Tuesday night in April. I don't know if the Sherrill as closer thing is going to work out. Second year through the AL, I'm beginning to think the league has a leg up on him. What other options do we have? I for one wouldn't mind passing it along to Johnson even though I know that won't happen until George really screws up.

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Some of you are being ridiculous.

Saying you hate him, can't stand him, etc....??

Are you kidding me?

If you want to say that you feel he needs to be replaced as the closer, that's one thing but saying you feelings of hatred towards to the man is absurd.

It has long been known the message board is the home of the scziophrenic fan

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If Sherrill is the closer for the entire season, I don't think I'm going to live until my 30th birthday. This is absurb...I'm pacing around my house and pouring glasses of whiskey on a Tuesday night in April. I don't know if the Sherrill as closer thing is going to work out. Second year through the AL, I'm beginning to think the league has a leg up on him. What other options do we have? I for one wouldn't mind passing it along to Johnson even though I know that won't happen until George really screws up.

I'll take a shot of that whiskey my friend. Sherrill is not for the faint of heart.

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Seriously though, in the back of my head I know God is an Orioles fan so he's gonna help GS pull through, but he's aging the fans as the season goes on. After JJ's bingo bango 9th inning I was praying that Trembley would throw him out there for the 10th. When I saw GS the pacing began. I'm not feeling 'Mr. Excitment'

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