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Too scary. I ranted on Rotoworld's premature ejac...annointing of Adam Bernero, and now Nate Ravitz has picked-up the same meme.

To copy-and-paste as I do not have any experience with linking to USAToday and how quickly it expires.

"Peoria, IL: Hi Nate. I am one of the lucky fellows who drafted Dan Kolb. I am wondering what the word is on who his replacement is going to be - and will he ever get his gig back finishing games? Should I cut him loose and find someone else? The guy obviously has a good track record but has turned into a train wreck this year.

Nate Ravitz: I expect that Leo Mazzone will get Kolb straightened out in the next couple of weeks and he'll get the job back. They don't have good alternatives. Bobby Cox has not been averse to using a committee in the past. The one thing I know for sure is that Adam Bernero is not the new closer, despite what has been erroneously and irresponsibly reported on some fantasy sites."

This in addition to this weekend's Rotowolrd blurb.

"Braves manager Bobby Cox used Chris Reitsma to close out a four-run lead against the Red Sox tonight. Reitsma gave up two runs before getting the job done.
Adam Bernero set him up by pitching a scoreless inning for the second night in a row. Reitsma has been very shaky lately, giving up nine runs in 3 1/3 innings over his last four appearances. That's the main reason indications were that Bernero would take over as the primary replacement for Danny Kolb. Cox may be leaning the other way now, although Reitsma needs to show a lot more than he did tonight to secure the job." (bold text mine.)

Nice rowback. Maybe the Rotoworld guys can get a job at the NYT?

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