But here is Arthur Rhodes splits log for last year. Batters had 138 PA against him last year, 42 came in save situations, 70 came in "Late & Close" situations, 28 came in tie games, and 75 came when the score was within 2 runs. So that's half of Arthur Rhodes pitching appearances that came with the game on the line; Arthur Rhodes who lost 2 mph from the previous year, Arthur Rhodes who is 41 and allowed 2 HR/9 innings. Yes he switched teams at the end of July, and yes, Washington eventually stopped giving him high leverage innings, but it took 2 months, and he still got chances. Managers don't like to give tight situations to rookies, scrubs, head cases and guys coming back from injuries every time they come up, and especially not Eric Wedge.