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Cubs closer situation a mess

By Eric Karabell
ESPN.com

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Asking whether it's better to have a wild closer who just can't find the strike zone or one who allows opposing hitters to smash baseballs 450 feet with alarming regularity is kind of a trick question. You don't want either. There just aren't any closers who have the same problems Carlos Marmol does finding the strike zone, and there is no relief pitcher in baseball who has permitted as many home runs as Kevin Gregg has. Then again, I'm not one bit surprised that Gregg's awful start to August ...

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