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Cockcroft: Bye Bye Bob

By Tristan H. Cockcroft
ESPN.com

Friday, August 24, 2007

Here's a shocker: The Braves, fed up with Bob Wickman's all-too-frequent meltdowns, designated the portly right-hander for assignment on Friday. So ends one of the more surprising runs by a closer the past two-plus seasons. Wickman, who had Tommy John surgery in 2003, managed 78 saves from 2005 to '06, fourth best in baseball. Plus, it's not like he was simply lucky in that department; with a 2.56 ERA those two seasons combined, he was actually one of the more effective closers in baseball. Wi ...

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