by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool11. Rich Harden, SP, Oakland A's. He's dominant when healthy, and not nearly healthy enough for the small market A's to make a commitment to. Even though the team is 7 games above .500 and has an outside chance at the post-season this year, the plan is for 2009, and   more...
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The classic Windy City debate, which franchise is better? Not just this year, but of all time? Whatifsports tries to settle the debate by simulating a 7-game series of all-time greats 1,000 times. Ernie Banks, Sosa, Sandberg, Maddux, Mordecai Brown, Sutter against Shoeless Joe, Big Hurt, Robin   more...
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Brandon Lyon hasn't given up a run since April 6. J.J. Putz suffered another injury, and Troy Percival is set to return. Find out where these three rank, and expanded middle reliever rankings in this week's Closer Report.
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Watch as a Red Sox fan gives Closing Pitcher Keith Foulke the ol' one-boob salute.From a game in 2004
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FBHOF.com and Razzball.com complete the inductions of the best players of the fantasy era by completely ignoring the closers. They simply aren't great assets to a Fantasy Baseball team. Found out why and who the best closers of the fantasy era were, even though they miss out on the plaque.
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Drafting closers has been a touchy subject for me this season. My failure to evaluate this position properly has grown into a disgust for all big league stoppers (angry over the ones I drafted and pissed at the ones who are good that i passed up), forcing me to move 'drafting closers' up my   more...

Welcome to Cleveland, Keith. Foulke is set to announce his retirement today having never thrown a pitch for the Cleveland Indians.
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Devern Hansack? Huh? Peter Gammons stated on the Dan Patrick Radio Show that if the Red Sox were to enter spring training today, that Devern Hansack a 28 year old Nicaraguan would be the teams closer. You remember Devern, he started two games in september when the Red Sox were long out of it, and   more...
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Keith Foulke, Boston's 2004 hero and 2005/6 goat just signed a 1 year, 5M contract with the Tribe. Foulke has been beleaguered by injuries since his amazing run in the 2004 playoffs, costing him his closer job to Jonathan Papelbon.The Indians will give him a chance to be a closer, though he'll have   more...
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Keith Foulke, who was to make $5M this season and anchor the Cleveland Indians revamped bullpen in 2007, instead decided to retire. Foulke, the former Boston Red Sox closer, has battled injuries over the last couple of years, and decided to call it quits on his own terms.
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The Red Sox biggest obstacle in getting Roger to Boston return is having him waive his family clause which allows him to return home in between starts. Even if he did drop that though, I can't imagine a sure-fire HOF switching to the bullpen for an American league team this late in his career. I   more...
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Keith Foulke has declined a $3.75M option to remain with the Red Sox and has instead elected free agency.
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The Boston Red Sox took on the Oakland Athletics for a two-game series in Japan. The much anticipated first game took place on Tuesday, March 25th. All of Japan was excited to see former Japanese phenom Daisuke "Dice-K" Matsuzaka take the hill against Oakland "ace" Joe Blanton. Instead of a   more...
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Curt Schilling ripped through the decimated NY lineup Monday night for his199th career win. The Red Sox ace threw 8 innings, allowing only 1 earned run. He gave up five hits, struck out 6 and walked none before leaving the game with a 9-1 lead. Keith Foulke gave up four runs before closing out   more...

With the Red Sox clinging to a 4-3 lead in the 8th and Bernie Williams on third, Manager Terry Francona pulled Keith Foulke from the game and went straight to his stud closer. Papelbon ended the inning by getting Miguel Cairo, the next batter, to strike out swinging. The Red Sox added an   more...