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Closer Monkey | 2026

  • Rodney out as closer for Mariners, Carson Smith records save

    June 7, 2015 Seattle Mariners — Carson Smith pitched a perfect 9th on Saturday night to record his first career save.  Manager Lloyd McClendon said recently that he didn’t have any alternatives to Rodney, but finally admitted that Rodney would get some time off from closing to clean up some things.  It looks like it will be a closer-by-committee with…

  • Weekly Hot Seat Update: June 6, 2015

    This week, we’ll take a deep dive into the bullpens behind Fernando Rodney and Hector Rondon — the two closers most likely to be out of a job by this time next week. Seattle Mariners – At post time Saturday evening, Fernando Rodney is still the closer in Seattle. We’re not sure how many of…

  • Pat Venditte makes his major league debut; Fernando Rodney falls again

    June 6, 2015 Seattle Mariners — When Friday’s game stayed scoreless into the ninth, all-star coach Lloyd McClendon turned to the ultimate offensive catalyst — Fernando Rodney, who gave up the go-ahead home run. Apparently enamored with Rodney’s “man muscles,” the manager has steadfastly refused to consider replacing him with Carson Smith, but after this latest failure, we wouldn’t be surprised…

  • Vote on the newest Closer Monkey T-shirt design!

    As we prepare to offer a new blue T-shirt option, we wanted the input of our valued readers before we settle on a design! Which design do you prefer? The monkey against a blue background? Or the monkey with the baseball backdrop?   (Click to enlarge)   [poll id=”2″]

  • Kenley Jansen had high blood pressure; Kevin Jepsen earns a Tampa save

    June 5, 2015 Los Angeles Dodgers — The mystery surrounding closer Kenley Jansen’s absence has been solved. Jansen, who has a history of heart trouble, felt sick to his stomach during Wednesday’s game and was found to have high blood pressure when checked by a doctor, so he was held out as a precaution while his…

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