Francisco Rodriguez traded

K-Rod was traded today, to Milwaukee for two players to be named later. 

This man got a tremendously bad rap whilst in a Mets uniform, partially for things that were his fault (like assaulting older family members and the such) I will admit, but all too often for trivial reasons- the game was a bit closer than you had envisioned, the vesting option for 2012 was approaching too quickly, etc.

Let it be known that Frankie was pretty damn good for us, even though he probably wasn't worth his salary. Let us move on, while never forgetting the pitcher who lost his chance to shine with the Mets, between the 2009 failed tag team with Putz, the 2010 shenanigans (for lack of a better word), and the 2011 trade. Please let Frankie be one of the guys we cheer when he comes back into town, he deserves nothing less.

8/15/09 Giants 5, Mets 4 (10 inn.) Postgame Review

The San Francisco Giants defeated the Mets by a score of 5-4 in 10 innings today, tying the 4 game series at 1 apiece.

Win- Brian Wilson (5-5)
Loss- Francisco Rodriguez (2-4)

Full boxscore and recap available here, courtesy of MLB.com.

Game Notes

-Who didn't see this coming? David Wright was hit in the head by a Matt Cain fastball in the 4th inning, crumpled to the ground in pain, and obviously left the game. He was replaced by Fernando Tatis. Wright was taken to the hospital, and to my knowledge no medical reports have come back yet.

-In the 7th inning, Johan Santana threw a pitch behind Pablo Sandoval (possibly as an attempt at retaliation). Sandoval took Santana deep on the very next pitch. This resulted in both benches being warned.

-After the warning, Santana hit Bengie Molina with a pitch. He was not ejected, but he was taken out of the game by Jerry Manuel after the HBP.

-Matt Cain was very sharp tonight.

-Luis "Slappy" Castillo went 3-for-4, and also struck out (for whatever reason, he's been K'ing a lot lately).

-Francisco Rodriguez pitched a 1-2-3 top of the 9th, stayed in for the 10th and surrendered a solo homer to Giants catcher Bengie Molina. Rodriguez received the loss today.

-Brian Wilson went 2 2/3 innings in relief, a career high, and received the win in today's game.

-The Mets fell to 54-62 with today's loss.

Mets Player of the Game: David Wright, for getting up by himself after being hit on the head by Matt Cain in the 4th.

Why I'm Writing This Blog

Reasons why I'm writing this Mets blog:

-Jeremy Reed's errant throw to home in LA, resulting in a walk-off error (while he was playing 1B)
-Ryan Church missing third base
-Angel Pagan and Carlos Beltran both not calling for a fly ball, resulting in it falling between the two (same game as the last two)
-Daniel Murphy's dropped fly ball
-Johan Santana's two consecutive losses where he didn't allow an earned run
-Ryan Braun's Little League grand slam against the Mets
-Johan Santana's epic fail start against the Yankees
-Sean Green hitting a batter with the bases loaded in the top 10th against St. Louis, then immediately giving up a grand slam
-Francisco Rodriguez walking Mariano Rivera with the bases loaded
-Francisco Rodriguez giving up a walk-off grand slam to Everth Cabrera
-Luis Castillo hurting his ankle walking down the dugout steps
-the Mets losing series to Washington, San Diego, and Baltimore
-Jeff Francoeur ducking and letting a fly ball land in front of him in Washington
-Jeff Francoeur not unintentionally walking until about 20 games into his Mets career
-INJURIES

And, of course, how could I forget: