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What chaos would ensue.
I was not alone. Greg Sparks and Rodney McCray were sent with me to the Rainbows.
At least, this time, I had a few days before my first start for the Rainbows.
I needed them too.
I had to get settled into a new home.
I had to make phone calls to change my family's plans to see me in Florida.
It appeared I would make my first start on the road in Greensboro.
All of them, particularly Mom and Beth, were adamant that no matter what, they would be coming up to see me.
As it stood, the Rainbows were in Macon taking on the Pirates.
The Rainbows, at 31-53, had the worst record in the South Atlantic League.
Reno all over again.
Wonderful.
I wouldn't be flying into Macon. I would meet the team in Greensboro for my first start.
For the record, my final stat line in Miami looked like this:
7 starts. 4-2 record. 54.1 innings pitched. 2.32 ERA. 44 hits, 14 earned runs. 14 walks. 24 strikeouts.
Meanwhile, down in Macon, Chris Hammond struck out ten but the Rainbows blew a 5-2 eighth inning lead and lost 6-5 in ten innings.
The next night, Michael McClain pitched eight innings, allowing two runs (neither of them earned) on four hits, four walks and five strikeouts as the Rainbows won 4-2.
The final game of the series in Macon went extra innings with Macon getting a walkoff three-run homer in the eleventh to win 5-2.
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