Larry Brown Sports
Brown Bag it, Baby
A dominant closer can shorten games to eight innings. The real dominant ones take away hope from hitters in the ninth inning, when batters are facing their last chance at victory. As we continue to press into a post-Mariano Rivera era, there is no …
The Houston Astros brought in established closer Ken Giles this offseason, and conventional wisdom states that he’ll be taking over the role. The team’s closer last year, Luke Gregerson, thinks that it’s his job to lose. “How …
The Houston Astros officially acquired closer Ken Giles from the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday in a deal that cost them a top prospect and a former first overall pick. The Astros get Giles and a prospect, but the cost was steep, as they parted …
