Article: SAVING GRACE DODGERS' ERIC GAGNE: FROM STRUGGLING PROSPECT TO BEST CLOSER IN BASEBALL.(Sports)(Statistical Data Included)

Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer

MILWAUKEE - Eric Gagne was looking for a place to live in Los Angeles in January - month-to-month lease, of course - when he ran into his boss, Dan Evans.

``I didn't know what to tell him. He asked if I was looking for an apartment,'' Gagne said of the Dodgers general manager. ``I was like, `Yeah, I'm looking for an apartment.' I was afraid he was going to laugh at me and say, 'What the hell are you doing? You're pretty confident?' ''

Gagne, 26, had a roster spot when spring training began but no role. That eventually changed. Evans failed to obtain a proven closer in the offseason, and Gagne - who often ...

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