Quick, answer this question!
What happens when a last-minute addition to the starting rotation pitches an absolute gem against a frightening Detroit lineup and shuts them out for 6.2 innings?
ANSWER:
This.
Oh. My. BOOOO! We need a closer, and we need him NOW!
Don’t get me wrong. I like Riske. He’s a good guy, and can provide some stable innings of relief. But that’s just it — relief, not closing. He’s not meant for the 9th inning, not with a game like this on the line.
(As an aside, I love Ryan Lefebvre. Today the Detroit pitcher – I think it was Bobby Seay – would NOT stop throwing over to check David DeJesus at first. It was boring. On about the 498574th throw, Lefebvre says, “And a throw over to first, and David DeJesus is TERRIFIED.” Love it!)
Kansas City’s starters have actually been pretty solid. It’s a bit confusing to us as fans. What does it mean when the starter goes more than 3 or 4 innings? Does it means that Dayton Moore is the best thing to happen to KC in at least 20 years? I think so.
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