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‘A bullpen can be solid.’

[⟨det bullpen.n⟩ solid.a]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

While the mental toll a blown save takes on a team can be overstated, there is no denying the importance of a solid bullpen for playoff contenders.
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In Wikipedia:

The Rockies’ bats came to life in the 6th and 7th innings against a normally solid but shaky Boston bullpen.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

May the bats of Pujols and Ludwick guide a team still without a solid bullpen, but a team who has proved day in and day out that they still belong.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

An already solid Tampa Bay bullpen will be helped by the activation of Troy Percival from the disabled list.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The Red Sox bullpen was solid as Justin Masterson worked 1 1 / 3 innings of 1 – hit ball, Hideki Okajima 2 / 3 of an inning striking out 1, Paps 2 innings and Delcarmen the final inning.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Young, talented pitching, Manny Ramirez and a black horse like Andre Ethier and a solid bullpen?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

But it’s nice to know I have a solid bullpen.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Both teams had good but not great starting pitching, a solid bullpen, and had a lights out closer who earned a World Series ring first as a devastating set up man.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

He looked OK, and the bullpen was solid as always.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The bullpen has been solid too with Anthony Claggett (3 – 2, 1.76, 8 saves) and Mark Melancon (6 – 0, 1.81, 2 saves) being the big names.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

This isn’t something we usually see because lately our bullpen’s been solid.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Arizona has taken a mighty fall and the Dodgers, with their good rotation and solid bullpen and at least one good hitter overtook the Diamondbacks who just…
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Our starting pitching is nails, our lineup is deep and dangerous, our defense is alert and smart, our bullpen is as solid as it gets, our bench snuffs out any other in baseball, our manager is a meticulous genius, our general manager is the gutsiest gambler on casino Earth and our owner is a championship shy of becoming a universal folk hero.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Miner didn’t pitch wonderfully in this one, and he kind of fell apart at the end of his (short) outing, but the bullpen was solid and for once the lopsided (in our favor!) pitching matchup that we had anticipated actually came to be.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Your bullpen is solid, though!
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The bullpen has been very solid, and perhaps even a bit underrated given Ryan’s propensity for blowing saves in bunches, which gives the impression that he has pitched worse than he actually has (guy was almost perfect in May).
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Other than that the bullpen has been pretty solid.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Bullpen: Long Relief: Jorge Sosa 6th – Scott Schoenweis, Pedro Feliciano, Matt Wise 7th – Duaner Sanchez 8 th – Aaron Heilman Closer – Billy Wagner Bullpen Analysis: The Bullpen is solid but I wish there was one more lock down pitcher like the other elite teams have. It is tuff only having the closer as your lock down guy. In reality our Bullpen will live and die with Duaner Sanchez who is coming off of surgery if he pitches well we may be alright.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The Generals can run three (four? five?) starters out to the mound who are capable of throwing shutouts, with a solid bullpen, while Haymarket’s staff has the 10th – best team ERA in the league.
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Queried on 2013-05-20.