My point was that if Paps had done the same thing you would have been all over him
And my point is that Papelbon is a seasoned veteran making 6,250,000 per year and is supposed to be an elite closer.
Bard, as a rookie, has much better numbers that Papelbon right now.
YES - I am going to be all over a veteran "elite" closer over a rookie that threw one bad pitch to a pretty darned good hitter. Especially when they rookie was coming off 13 scoreless innings. He is going to give up a run eventually.
I don't expect Papelbon to be perfect. I can actually deal with the 3 blown saves and the loss this season. I don't expect him to be perfect. Papelbon throws his best FB at Longoria and Longoria crushes it to China? Oh well. Nature of the game. He's going to get hit sooner or later.
What bugs the ever living crap out of me is the high wire act. I'm not sure why this is so hard for people to grasp. The guy is putting people on base like it's his job. The hits and walks are going to catch up to him sooner or later unless they stop.
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