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Last three outs require mental toughness on the part of a closer.
HE HAD LOADED THE BASES again, and the crowd was groaning again. Or panicking.
Or probably both.
Billy Koch always does that to White Sox fans. It was the ninth inning against the Cleveland Indians in a game last April at U.S. Cellular Field, and in came Koch, who has raised the collective blood pressure of Sox fans all by himself. There was one out, and the Sox were just hanging on.
It was at that moment that Koch actually became a closer again. Technically, he had been one, of course. He's the guy who pitches the ninth inning of close games with the Sox ahead.
But there are all sorts of other demands with that title. Usually, that ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Last three outs require mental toughness on the part of a closer.