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I'm sorry, that's a really tough loss.

Stroman has fixed himself.

Last two starts, he's looked great, and the bottom line is he gave them six shutout

innings, turned to one nothing lead over the bullpen, and the bottom line is he gave them six shutout innings

turned to one nothing lead over the bullpen

and the bullpen did a good job in the seventh and the eighth

and then you have your throat ripped out by Clay Holmes.

And again, I'm not ripping Clay Holmes as a person.

He's a terrific guy.

He has not done a great job as the closure this year.

And I think you've got to recalibrate at this point

and start the close by committee and just mix and match

and see who's coming up. and that's how you decide to

close if you're going to be obstinate and you're going to be stubborn and say all

the time do you envision Clay Holmes being the exclusive closure in the

80s winning the World Series that one. No, I don't see it.

Well, I mean, then they've got to think up a better way.

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Oh, yeah.

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