The Closer

Milwaukee Brewers pull reliever Eric Gagne from the closer's role after latest meltdown

MILWAUKEE - The Brewers yanked Eric Gagne from the closer's role on Sunday after the reliever called his latest performance embarrassing and said he didn't feel he deserved to pitch the ninth anymore.

Soriano, Smoltz, Gonzalez injury updates

Pittsburgh — Rafael Soriano is expected to throw a bullpen session this weekend, the first big test of the closer's right elbow since an MRI and bone scan Wednesday revealed no structural damage.

Previously in Jonestown

6:00 PM -- Hold on tight! As expected, the Clearwire LLC (Nasdaq: CLWR - message board ) rumor ride is getting wilder the closer we get to to its earnings call on May 12. The WSJ has once more kicked some life into that hoary old WiMax joint venture rumor.

'Strange' bullpen helps Marlins

The one with the shaved head is the son of a nuclear physicist. The one with tattoos wallpapering nearly every inch of his body is part Cherokee Indian. The one who throws pellets is an Idaho Mormon. The one from Texas is Irish. The one who dresses the loudest but talks the least is from Venezuela. The closer wears funky, Clark Kent glasses. The long reliever's family is involved in a Christian ...

167082. yeesh

this guy does anything to make his point. this is the part that makes me scratch my head. "he Mets may be winning more than they're losing, but they're playing horribly, and things seem uglier the closer you look.

Sid Hartman: Signing Nathan was smart move by Twins' Smith

Some people, including me, didn't think the closer would be as valuable while the team used inexperienced starters, but he's proving his worth. Summary.

Mets try to match up with Diamondbacks

The New York Mets usually head into the Arizona desert and emerge with a fistful of wins. Now they're in Phoenix to start a three-game series tonight vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks. But ask Billy Wagner about it, and the closer basically says that history is history. Like Mark McGwire, he isn't here to talk about the past.