The closer for the Illini will come off the board early in June. He takes center stage in this article.
I remember a long-ago discussion on Bleed Cubbie Blue about an oddity going around at that time. A couple managers were doing some curious things most every day for a stretch. Many of us were weighing in with our opinions at the time. As I recall, my opinions haven't changed much. I thought the idea was silly, but the numbers seemed to back it up. Therefore, I was fine with it. I think the alternate way of doing things must have disappeared, as surely no team is batting their pitcher eighth anymore.