For The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Two Closers Means No Closer

Going into the 2009 postseason without knowing exactly whom your closer will be seems to be a new trend in baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies are just one of the teams on board with this trend. It seems as if Brett Myers, Ryan Madson, and Brad Lidge are going to draw straws to see who is going to close in Game One of the NLDS. Now, it appears the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have no clue who is going to pitch the ninth inning of Game One of the ALDS. According to MLB.com, Angels’ manager Mike Scioscia plans on using both Kevin Jepsen and Brian Fuentes in the ninth inning based on matchups. Has this ever worked in the postseason? I am serious. When was the last time a team has won the World Series using the “closer by matchup” approach? I would say you have to go all the way back to the 1990 Cincinnati Reds to find a team that won the World Series without one specific closer. But the Reds were unique because they had Norm Charlton, Randy Myers,...