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"That's it, James. You're done tonight."
We were coming off the field at the end of the seventh innning. The score was 3-3.
I guess I should have been happy with my performance. We were tied on the road at Bakersfield. The Dodgers had the best record in the California League. The best offense. Highest scoring team.
But I wasn't.
I had been given the lead twice and failed to hold it.
In the top of the second, Lawrence Swanzy had hit a 2-run double to put us up 2-0.
But, in the bottom of the third, one of my patented leadoff walks made it all the way around to score without the Dodgers getting a single hit in the innning.
That's the most frustrating thing to have happen.
The Dodgers strung together three singles to tie the game in the fifth.
But Jaime Moreno put us back in the lead with an RBI double in the top of the sixth.
But the Dodgers got the run back in the bottom of the sixth.
3-3.
And I would not be around to see the end of it.
The Dodgers would score in the eighth to win 4-3
We had now lost 9 in a row.
For my line:
7.0 IP, 12 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
Oh, and we were officially eliminated from the post season. As if that were even a question.
I told myself as we boarded the bus to head back to Reno that I would never allow myself or my team to go through another season like this.
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