It was a pretty odd sight for Angels fans that have grown accustomed to closer Francisco Rodriguez's celebrations. Ever since K-Rod came to the big leagues, he's always capped off a save by pointing to the sky in a salute to his late grandfather. Well, when Rodriguez picked up his 59th save of the season on Thursday, he didn't point to the sky or celebrate. He just shook his catcher's hand, high-fived some teammates, and went to the clubhouse.

The reason for this is because even though he picked up the save and bailed out an Angels bullpen that did their best to blow a six-run lead, he wasn't very happy with the way he threw the ball on Thursday, or on Wednesday when he blew a save chance. In other words, it sounds like K-Rod may be getting a bit tired.

Which is why it's probably time for Mike Scioscia to shut him down for the remaining week and a half. I'm not saying don't use him at all, but use him as little as possible, just enough to keep his arm loose.

I understood why Scioscia was using Rodriguez so much during the season, as he wanted to win a division, and he wanted to help his closer break Bobby Thigpen's record for saves in a season. Well, both of those goals have now been accomplished, Mike. It would probably serve the Angels a lot better to have Frankie rested and ready for the playoffs instead of bringing him in during a meaningless game against the Athletics.