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MEMO TO ARMANDO BENITEZ -- JUST SHUT UP. WE'RE NOT INTERESTED IN YOUR BRAINLESS RAMBLINGS AND YOUR IDIOTIC EXCUSES ("IT'S ALL OMAR'S FAULT!!!!"). HERE'S SOME ADVICE FOR YOU, EINSTEIN: DON'T SAY "I KNOW WHAT I CAN DO" WHEN YOU'VE BLOWN 40% OF YOUR SAVE OPPORTUNITIES. NOW EVERYONE KNOWS YOU'RE STUPID.

A poster named Snof at McCovey Chronicles made an excellent point in a pre-game post in the Gameday thread:

I decided to take a look at some stats to make sure my impression of Benitez's sucking isn't something I just imagined. After all, if he's as bad as I think he is, there's no way any manager would ever put him in a close game. Here are some numbers I think Felipe should look at.
Last 12 appearances (IP - H - BB):
1.0 - 1 - 1
1.2 - 2 - 1
1.0 - 2 - 1
1.0 - 1 - 0
1.0 - 1 - 0
1.0 - 0 - 2
1.0 - 2 - 0
1.0 - 1 - 1
1.0 - 1 - 1
1.0 - 1 - 0
1.0 - 0 - 0
1.0 - 3 - 1

Note that he had 1 (only one!) outing in which he didn't allow a baserunner. Maybe I'm old-fashioned or something, but when I think of a closer, I think of someone who consistently comes in and gets a 1-2-3 inning and sends the fans home happy.