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By James Bailey
As if the Mets didn’t have enough problems already, now one of their few truly reliable players has gone on the fritz. Francisco Rodriguez blew his fifth save opportunity yesterday against the lowly Padres. Summoned in the bottom of the ninth to protect a two-run lead, his outing went walk to Kyle Blanks, [...]
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By James Bailey
It took two months and 19 appearances, but Trevor Hoffman finally proved mortal Sunday, allowing his first run of the season in a 5-4 loss to the White Sox.
Baseball’s all-time saves leader came on in the top of the ninth with the game knotted at 4 and issued a walk and two singles, [...]
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By James Bailey
Thanks to good timing and the SNY and YES networks, I saw the finish of the Mets-Phillies and Yankees-Angels games last night. Both series were previewed by Michael Cooper yesterday, and these games lived up to their billing. Well, maybe Chan Ho Park didn’t, but his bullpen did.
The bottom of the ninth in [...]
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