In any endeavor in life, the leap from the No. 2 person to being the No. 1 man or woman is tremendous.
Until you go through it, you will never know how big the actual leap is.
Going from a Director of Sales to a VP of Sales is a huge step. Coaches will tell you going from an assistant basketball coach to the head coach is the longest eight feet in their lives.
In baseball, going from the seventh or eighth inning guy to the closer is a big step.
New Toronto Blue Jays closer Jason Frasor found out how big that step was yesterday.
Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston anointed Frasor the Blue Jays' closer last week, and against the Texas Rangers, Frasor blew his first chance as the Jays' full-time closer.
Frasor entered the game trying to hold down a one-run lead, and Tom Henke he was not. In one-third of an inning, Frasor allowed four hits (two doubles), a walk, and two runs to blow the game.
Frasor saved some games last season, but he is entering this season as the guy. That’s a lot different than taking over for someone in the middle of the season.
It’s only one game, so I am not going to overreact and hit the panic button. But it is worth noting that the Blue Jays do have Kevin Gregg or Scott Downs waiting in the wings just in case Frasor continues to falter.
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