I had forgotten he was from Silver Spring. I can't tell you how bummed I am about this.
And just because I hate most baseball writers these days, factually you are correct that the bullpen blew the lead (which I'm sure is what you read), but in reality, the game hinged on Chone Figgins who, with runners on first and third, one out and a 4-0 lead in the eighth, decided to throw home with a slow roller instead of getting the sure out at first. The runner was safe, it left the Angels with a 4-1 lead, runners on first and second and one out. The next batter grounded out, which would have ended the inning and protected a 3 run lead, but instead, Figgins gave the A's 4 outs in the inning and Oakland capitalized on it. It's amazing how much harder it is to get four outs than it is to get three. Sure, Fuentes should have been able to protect a 4-3 lead, but he also should have had some cushion and protected a 4-1 lead. The writers watched the same game I did (they most certainly had better seats, too), but how they consistently miss these types of things will annoy me until I die (or become a baseball writer).
