Houston Astros closer Jose Valverde is in the Shane Victorino category of “If Jose Reyes gets so much flack, why doesn’t he?”

Valverde is the most boisterous closer on the mound in the majors. He makes Joba Chamberlain’s fist pumps look tame by comparison. Because after all, does Chamberlain do a fist pump after the first and second outs of an inning? Does he start dancing around the mound and pointing wildly to the sky after a save?

In particularly close situations in which Valverde still gets the save, he will hit the apex of his jubilation, pumping his fist repeatedly and shouting aloud to the heavens. He’ll punch the inside of his glove until an opposing team’s fan wants to punch the television screen. What an amateur.

The Phillies came back to win 4-3 against the Astros tonight. They scored four runs in the 9th against closer Jose Valverde. Pat Burrell and Chris Snelling both had HRs and Pedro Feliz had an RBI double.

Ugh

The Braves were shutout by the Braves 4-0. Marlins SP Scott Olsen threw seven scoreless innings. The scoring included an RBI double by Ex-Met Mike Jacobs.

Nick Piecoro in the Arizona Republic notes that the Diamondbacks may look to deal Jose Valverde, who is coming off his best season (2.66 ERA, 47 Saves, 26 BB, 78 K in 64 IP) with a big raise due for him and Tony Pena waiting in the wings to take his place.

The D-Backs could also consider moving Conor Jackson (.284, 15 HR, 60 RBI) in return for starting pitching.