Closing Time: Ubaldo Jimenez bottoms out; Heath Bell and Javy Guerra rally

More often than not this column is about who to pick up, who to believe in, who's on the rise. But today, we're going in the other direction, we're getting mean, we're writing out a pink slip.

Today, I implore you to drop Ubaldo Jimenez. Cut the cord. Write out the pink slip. Kick him to the curb. Move on with your life, give another pitcher a chance.

Jimenez had another messy start in Tuesday's loss at Chicago, allowing eight hits and seven runs (four earned) over 4.2 messy innings. What's more of an indictment: walking six against just one strikeout, or giving up three hits (including a homer) to Gordon Beckham? You decide.

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