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2009
K-Rod Pulls an Armando Benitez; Mets Lose in Ninth 7-4
An article by Former Writers
Mets fans should be used to these types of games in 2009. If there is anything we’ve learned as fans this season it is to expect the unexpected. Francisco Rodriguez gave up 5 runs in the ninth inning on a bases loaded walk to Adam Dunn and a Grand Slam to Justin Maxwell to give the Nationals a victory in their last home game of 2009.
I’m not sure if K-Rod is a victim of not getting much work in the second half or if there is something wrong physically with him, but he seems off. He can not control his pitches right now and has me terrified every time he comes in in a close game. It is something worth watching for next season because if the Mets want to be playing in games that matter next season they are going to need him.
Lost in the Rodriguez debacle was a solid start from Tim Redding. Redding went 6 innings and gave up 1 run on 4 hits. Redding passed the ball off to Bobby Parnell, Pedro Feliciano and Sean Green who were able to bridge the gap to K-Rod.
Redding may be earning himself a fifth starter role on the team next year. At the very least he should be brought in for a competition in the spring.
The Mets offense got things started in the top half of the second inning when Fernando Tatis hit a sacrifice fly to Elijah Dukes. Omir Santos continued the rally with a base hit to give the Mets the early 2-0 lead. The Mets got their other runs on a 6th inning RBI single by Carlos Beltran and a ninth inning RBI single by Santos.
All in all it was another tough loss in a season full of them. I’m sure the entire team can’t wait until the offseason. Sunday can’t come soon enough.
The Mets start their final series of the year on Friday night against the Astros at 7:10 EST.
Editor’s Note: Drew Costello originally wrote this for Mets Fans Forever
About the Author: Former Writers
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Well here we are in the dismal situaton of being swept by the lowly Nats. And who do we say has the worst team in baseball? A walkoff grand slam in the 9th served up by guess who… our closer, KRod. Not much to say except that. KRod took the mound with a 2 run lead and handed 5 runs to the Nats to seal the loss. A defeat snatched from the jaws of victory … and of course far from the 1st time. Easy choice for the GOAT today — KRod all the way!
GOAT for the game is KRod and he moves up in the standings to challenge Misch for DISHONORABLE MENTION in the race for the GOLDEN HORNS.
GOATS for the 2nd Half are: Parnell, Pelfrey, Cora, Perez, Pelfrey, Santana, Niese, Green, Pelfrey, Pagan, KRod, LHernandez, KRod, Parnell, Pagan, LHernandez, KRod, LHernandez, Parnell, Tatis, Misch, Perez, Parnell, Murphy, Pelfrey, Stokes, Parnell, Pelfrey, Stokes, Pagan, Redding, Misch, Parnell, Tatis, Valdez, Murphy, Misch, Murphy, Figueroa, Pelfrey, Misch, Wright, Pelfrey, Maine, Wright, AHernandez, KRod.
GOAT Repeaters: Pelfrey(7), Parnell(6), Misch (4), KRod(4), Pagan(3), LHernandez(3), Murphy(3), Perez(2), Stokes(2), Tatis(2), Wright(2).
We’re down to the final series now and it’s with the Astros. Can we salvage a game? The race for the GOAT awards is coming to its grand finale. Stay tuned for the final result. Does Pelfrey have a lock on the GOLDEN HORNS, or is there a surprise coming? We will know shortly!
Most importantly… who gets fired first?
WOW…Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse…the ending of this game was like Chinese torture punctuated by a snuff film…about as long and ugly as you can make it…
I get it…the Wilpons made a deal with the devil when they agreed to pay Bobby Bonilla 30m over the long term based on their investment strategy with…BERNIE MADOFF. So we are now brought to the point to where avarice leads, a full departure from the game of baseball…it was a money thing, an “emotional asset” as Fred recently referred to his beloved Brooklyn-Cyclone-Jackie Robinson-Ebbets Field-knockdownSheaandleavetheplateonly while we listen to three clowns in the booth that could run the operation better than anyone in the front or back offices, or on the field for that matter.
WHEW!!!
Get me outta here…
Two choices: Bobby V. or Wally B.
Put Orel Hershiser in the GM’s chair, please.
Hershiser is an actual intelligent baseball person. What a novelty that would be for the Mets!
This team sucks to hitherto unimaginable degrees. They are a caricature of a bad baseball team. I still get mad watching them, meaningless baseball or not, b/c they play the games in monstrously bad fashion. It’s as if you couldn’t possibly imagine that they would lose as they have.
Wow, whether it happens or not, the team just has to be gutted.
The problem is that we need new management before the team can be rebuilt otherwise we will never get out from under the bad star that hangs over us.
No question.
I accept K-Rods apology.
But I do think he needs to lose the contact lenses and go back to the goggles.
Looks like another one of those “best available players” that Omar Miniya promised us he was doing and not just filling the team with his 2nd and 3rd cousins from the D.R. made an error in the 9th. Surprise, surprise surprise.
This is just an example of how the Mets year has been. Good thing we are not in the pennant race or games like this would be even more tragic. So we finally have a healthy lead (of course this is againts the worst team in baseball but whatever, we are winning) and our big shot closer lets it disspaer. Nice. real nice.