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K-Rod Blew It

by Kenrick Thomas
created June 19, 2009, last edited June 20, 2009
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The New York Mets couldn't defeat the Baltimore Orioles and Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez blew his second save on the season. The Mets lost a heart breaker, 5
-4.

"It was awful. I didn't get the job done," Rodriguez said. "I'm a human being. Unfortunately, days like this are going to happen. It happened to me and I've just got to move on."

Mets manager, Jerry Manuel, was surprised because he understood that Rodriguez wasn going to be perfect throughout the season.

"You know at some point that he's not going to be perfect," Manuel said. "He's been able to walk that tightrope here occasionally, but he's been able to get it done. Tonight, it just didn't happen his way."

Rodriguez allowed two earned runs in the ninth inning, which gave the Orioles the victory.

Giants full back pitcher Livan Hernandez pitched seven innings, allowed two earned runs and had four strike outs.

Shortstop Alex Cora had two runs with two hits. First baseman Daniel Murphy had one run with one hit. Center fielder Carlos Beltran had one run with two hits.

Aubrey Huff, the Orioles' designated hitter, felt the Mets had the momentum on their side during the game. "You felt the momentum shift to them when I hit the line drive that Castillo caught," Huff said. "I just tried to stay as calm as possible after that. To come up there in that situation again, to deliver was really nice."

Matt Wieters (catcher), Felix Pie (pinch hitter), Nolan Reimold (pinch hitter), Robert Andino (shortstop), and Huff, all had one run each.

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Sj-hypocycloidAll-American
143 days ago
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Nobody but Brad Lidge and Eric Gagne can expect to be perfect, I guess. I do appreciate the Mets losing two to the Orioles as the Phils can't seem to get their act together either. Let's see if the Phils can do better than 1 out of 3 against the O's.


Just some friendly advice: Seek out some style guide (AP is probably best) and spend a bit more time with fact checking. The winning hit came from the bat of Aubrey Huff, and I am pretty sure that shortstop is one word.


By all means, keep 'em coming. I'll keep reading 'em.
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RomiezzoLegend
143 days ago
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"Nobody but Brad Lidge and Eric Gagne can expect to be perfect." I beg (2005-2009) to differ (2007-BOS, 2008 MIL)
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RomiezzoLegend
143 days ago
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Oh, and about the fact checking, it's all good. Romiezzo's always here to edit... everything. ;)
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Sj-hypocycloidAll-American
143 days ago
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Well, I wasn't referring to a career, you know. I believe Gagne was perfect over the course of one season. I know Lidge was...
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RomiezzoLegend
143 days ago
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If you don't include the All-Star game, then yes, Gagne was "perfect" over the course of one season... and more. So was Lidge. The point I was trying to make was this: No one is perfect (even if stats show that he is); I just made a Yogi Berra comment... made no sense.
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Kenrick ThomasVarsity Captain
142 days ago
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Sj-hypocycloid-thanks for the advice. I'll be useful for me. Romiezzo-thanks for the edits.
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RomiezzoLegend
142 days ago
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Not a problem, man. It's what I do... ;)
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