Pennant Race Gets to Florida Marlins' Leo Nunez

The Marlins picked Leo Nunez as their closer in July after trying many guys to fill in for the injured Matt Lindstrom. Nunez is going through a learning curve while he adjusting to his new role. The Marlins like what Nunez has done this season by solidifying a closer role that was a question mark when the season started. He saved 24 games this season. However, blown saves define a closer more than making saves. Everyone makes a big deal of Brad Lidge these days because teams celebrate victories at his expense, and that will be a problem in October since he can't straighten himself out. Nunez blew couple of saves this month, and he did it again on Friday night when he lost a 5-4 lead to a pathetic Mets team. That sorry Mets team went on to win, and they celebrated as if they won a World Series. With the way the Mets season has gone, who can blame them for acting like fools? What we're seeing is a closer that needs to learn how to handle playoff pressure. If Nunez wants to be ...