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Huff And Puff

The "Aubrey Huff Series" ended with Mets walk-off loss #385, their 5th of the season, and second within the past week.

* It's the 2nd time the Mets have lost to the Orioles via walk-off. The other was August 29, 1997 on Cal Ripken Jr.'s 12th-inning single off John Franco.

* Francisco Rodriguez gets his 2nd walk-off loss as a Met and his first deserved one. It's the third time that he's walked in the tying run in the 9th inning of a game, the first time he's done so with the Mets.

* June 18 is a horrendous day in Mets walk-off history:

Mets Walk-Off Losses
On June 18

2009- Orioles (Aubrey Huff single)
1997- Yankees (Tino Martinez single)
1989- Phillies (Von Hayes home run...Mets traded Dykstra and McDowell for Juan Samuel)
1979- Astros (Craig Reynolds single...18th inning!)
1978- Giants (Rob Andrews single)
1975- Expos (Pete Mackanin single)

>> Mets walk-off wins on June 18 in 1967, 1988, and 2004

* Robert Andino hit his 3rd career home run. Two have come in Mets walk-off losses. He hit a walk-off home run to beat the Mets on April 1, 2008.

* Something I'll look up if it happens. Anyone wanna hazard a guess at the last player the Mets got via midseason trade who beat them via walk-off earlier that season?

The last player to get a walk-off RBI against them, then later play for them AT ANY POINT is Moises Alou (walk-off RBI in 2001, played for Mets in 2007-08)

The truly Huffing Mets fan knows...Charlie Hough (pronounced "HUFF") gave up a walk-off home run against the Mets. Dave Kingman hit in a walk-off 14-inning win against the Dodgers on June 17, 1976, nearly 33 years to the day.

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Thunderdang said…
And to think two weeks ago you were saying how great Mr. Huff's fist pumps were!
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