I was listening to sports talk radio today (yeah, I know, I shouldn't do that) and half of the callers were saying this. They were also saying RRR shouldn't have pitched Axford last night even though he voluntarily showed up to work. It's a complete bullpen issue, just not one guy. If Ax were the only guy who was struggling, maybe it might make sense to pick some low leverage spots with him while working with him on the side and let K-Rod close. Since most of the bullpen is struggling and K-Rod has been one of the better relievers, by putting him in a position where he only pitches in the 9th inning with a lead (or tied at home), that actually puts the team at a bigger disadvantage. If Axford struggles in the 8th inning, there is no save opportunity for K-Rod anyway. The main agenda item should be to get him back on track, unless he feels he can't do that as the closer, keep him where he is.