June 02, 2005
The Spy Who Came in from the Kolb
The decline of Danny Kolb continues. The Braves scored four times in the top of the eighth inning to take a 6-3 lead on the Nationals. Kolb came in to pitch the eighth and gave it all back. He allowed four of the five batters he faced to reach base, and with help from Kevin Gryboski, all came around to score as Washington scored five times in the inning to take the game 8-6. Kolb's ERA now stands at 7.29, and opponents are hitting .302 against him. Kolb has now walked 19 in 21 IP; last year he walked 15 all season.
Posted by David Pinto at
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So is he still a proven closer? Or can we say that trading for him was a mistake as last year was fluky, and didn't "prove" much of anything?
I think it's also showing that Leo can't help everybody.
I have watched Kolb's implosion, he looks like he is trying to strike everyone out and he is trying to get a little extra on the ball and it causes him to be wild both in and out of the zone... he needs to be delegated to mop up duty until (if ever) he comes around, and either go with Retisma to close out games or go get someone!
