Tag: Jim Henderson
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Dale Thayer shaky; random saves for Axford, Luetge, Lopez
August 22, 2012 Milwaukee Brewers – John Axford earned a one-out save on Tuesday, as the Brewers used three relievers- Axford, Jim Henderson, and Manny Parra- to get through the 9th inning. Milwaukee’s big messy committee forges on, with Henderson still the most likely to get the save on any given night. No hierarchy change.…
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Jim Henderson blows second straight, 23rd for Brewers bullpen overall
August 16, 2012 Boston Red Sox – Before Vicente Padilla hit the DL, Andrew Miller was often the man who was summoned just ahead of him, as Bobby Valentine counted on the hard-throwing lefty to get key outs late in the game. But oddly, that’s changed over the past week, as Miller’s last three appearances…
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Dale Thayer and Grant Balfour inherit closer jobs again
August 12, 2012 Milwaukee Brewers – A day after inheriting the closer job from a struggling John Axford, Jim Henderson took the loss for the Brewers on Saturday night. He came on in the 9th inning and struck out the side, but then couldn’t find the plate in the 10th, as all four runners he…
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Jim Henderson takes over for good; Huston Street injury may open door for Dale Thayer
August 11, 2012 San Diego Padres – Huston Street suffered what initially appeared to be a bad injury on Friday night, pulling up lame as he went to cover first base on the last out of the game. Reports from after the game suggested the injury was not as bad as it appeared, though Bud…
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Jim Henderson new closer in Milwaukee after John Axford blows another save
August 11, 2012 Milwaukee Brewers – John Axford blew his 8th save of the season last night. After the game manager Ron Roenicke said that Jim Henderson was only guy in the bullpen pitching well, and also went on to say about Henderson, “We’ll give the ball to him and see what happens there.” Henderson…