Pssssst, Jonathan
"I can't go through the whole season and be perfect," said Papelbon, who has converted 35 of 38 save opportunities. "I can't remember a closer who ever went through a season without blowing a save. If you're a closer that goes through a season and doesn't blow a save, I'd like to meet you."
See that guy sitting next to you on the bench, Eric Gagne? Dodgers, 2003, 55 saves, no blown saves.
So, three things to say. One, you should know your teammates and (recent) history better. Two, you could do it too. Three, considering what's happened to Gagne since, you might not want to ...
"It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt."
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