PITT JOB TO MIKE GONZALEZ?

[Steve Eckstut]

that would be awesome. i love these dumb managers who use guys with 4.5 ERAs and 1.46 WHIPs.

[jjigglers]

news or rumor?

[Randy Watson]

Sure looks like idle speculation to me.

[MikeD22]

Haven't found any news sources to verify this.

[KolbSaves]

Not even a rumor, just a fan's wish.

[DRB]

It's panic because Mesa just blew his last 2 saves in 2 days. Don't worry bout Mesa he's the guy. He hasn't blown that many saves in last year and a half he just pitches like crap vs the cubs for some reason.

[Slow Pitch]

This thread should be deleted it is pointless & misleading.

[Transmogrifier]

I think this is worthy to debate, but I added a question mark to keep things in check.

[Boyakasha]

I gotta say, perfect timing on this thread to freak everyone out, with the Bernero situation going on.

[Q]

Here is what I wrote on the Pittsburgh closer situation with Mesa and Gonzalez in this weeks closer report...

Pittsburgh: Mesa blew his first save in 14 chances Tuesday against the Cubs. Even though he has had early season success he has not pitched skillfully at all with 12 strikeouts and 7 walks in 14 innings. The blown saves might start to come in bunches at which time the Pirates will probably turn the job over to one of the leagues top setup men, Mike Gonzalez.

http://www.diamondgurus.com/closerreport.html

This was also published before he blew another save today against the Cubs.

I would pick up Gonzalez and expect Mesa to lose the job in a matter of time.