Another day, another ritual abuse of Octavio Dotel. Of course, this time round it could be just payback for the As’ abuse of Keith “What The” Foulke at the top of the inning - very few wins are as undeserved as the “win” you get for giving up 4 runs in an inning.
Days till Dotel gets traded and Huston Street becomes the closer? I used to think that whole series of pitchers that made up the 6-man Astros staff that no-hit the Yankees was a pretty fine bullpen, but Dotel’s got to do more than keep slinging fastballs that miss, walking people, and being forced to throw pitches in the wheelhouse of the following hitters.
So, as always, for both closers, the key word: location, location, location.