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Old 04-07-2009, 07:59 PM   #55 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Mister Coaster View Post
How can you say that with a straight face/keyboard? K-Rod earned his nickname and reputation. He's as dominant as closers get. Will he "save" the Mets? Alone, obviously not. Is he a high quality closer? Absolutely, yes. As a Halo fan, I'm unhappy to see a homegrown talent like that leave.
He didn't pitch a meaningful inning last year. I don't think he ever came into a game when it was even within a run.

There's a reason for that, unless he offered Scoscia a cut of his new deal to get him as many cheap "saves" as he could.
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