HEATH BELL RUMORS & GOSSIP
Bell believes he's better for Miami experience
PHOENIX -- Heath Bell will return to Miami this weekend as the same effective, efficient closer he was before he got there in 2012 and the one he has become again with five saves in the last nine games for the Diamondbacks. Logic points to Miami, the biggest variable, as the cause of the blip on the resume that last year became.
Bell, however, will not point. He has taken the high...
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Heath Bell’s Return To Dominance
With J.J. Putz‘s elbow hurting, the Diamondbacks have turned to Heath Bell in the closer’s role. Tuesday night against Atlanta, Heath Bell converted his fifth save in six last-inning save opportunities in impressive fashion: after the first baserunner reached on an error, Bell struck out Evan Gattis and Dan Uggla swinging before retiring Chris Johnson on a fly ball to center...
Arizona Diamondbacks: J.J Putz Out, Heath Bell In
Thankfully, the Arizona Diamondbacks don’t have to worry too much about their closer, J.J. Putz too much. While the MRI shows that he won’t need surgery, a sprained ligament and irritated nerve can’t be too pleasant of an experience.
Putz dominated in the 2011 season, but fell short of repeating his performance in 2012. He’s also shown some weaknesses in 2013, only earning...
Heath Bell: My mom gave me advice on how to get Skip Schumaker out
Skip Schumaker has enjoyed a great deal of success against Heath Bell throughout his career, and that continued on Wednesday night during the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Bell was brought in to protect a one-run lead in the ninth and did just that, but not before Schumaker led off with a double. Schumaker was brought in to pinch hit because he was...
Gibson: Bell to take over as D-backs' closer
LOS ANGELES -- Heath Bell believes closers are born, not made, and he is back in that role after an elbow injury forced J.J. Putz to the disabled list Wednesday. It is not how Bell would have chosen to return to the ninth inning, but he does like the fit.
I just thrive in it, Bell said.
You know how they say closers are just kind of weird and out there. Born that way. I think Im...
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Bell gets mixed response in return to San Diego
SAN DIEGO -- When Heath Bell entered the game in the eighth inning Saturday night, San Diego fans let him know exactly what they thought of his five mostly remarkable seasons here.
Catcalls, combined with a smattering of appreciation.
Three 40-save years does not buy much any more.
Bell knew it was coming. He got the same thing last year, when he returned to Petco Park after signing...
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FOR SHAME!
Guy ducks out of way of homer, girlfriend gets hit
Guys, this really isn't that hard. If you take your special lady to a ballgame and a ball gets hit at you, just catch it. You'd think this would be common knowledge, but a young man at Tuesday night's Cardinals-Diamondbacks game somehow screwed it up. What happened here is that Pete Kozma hit an absolute blast off of Heath Bell, because only Heath Bell can give up a...
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Heath Bell traded to D-Backs
Heath Bell's first season with the Marlins was a disappointment, which is why he has been traded to the Diamondbacks in a three-team deal that also Chris Young to Oakland.
Heath Bell: Ozzie Guillen is “hard to respect”
Been a long, rough season in Miami for the Marlins. Reliever Heath Bell was thought to be one of the better off-season pickups by the organization, especially since he was averaging about 45 saves over the previous 3 years. But Bell had a terrible start to the season, which led to him losing job. He [...]
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Video: Inside Heath Bell's sick backyard
So, yeah...I know what you're thinking. What do you get the All-Star reliever that just inked a three-year, $27 million contract with the Miami Marlins?Answer...a Benihana grill in his backyard, dummy.Check out this backyard that Heath Bell had custom-made for his family. I'm pretty sure the patio area is bigger than most places I've called "home".I can tell...
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