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I was now 2-2 with a 4.18 ERA in the SALL. With 23 strikeouts and just 8 walks.
What a change from my first year in Reno when I had 89 walks and 41 strikeouts.
I took the day off to ice my arm and read the paper.
The USFL was dead and Houston Gamblers quarterback Jim Kelly was a rich man. He had signed a 5 year $75 million contract to play for the Buffalo Bills.
And here I thought a $600,000 bonus was insane.
The Macon Pirates were in town for three.
Michael McClain didn't have the best game but he got plenty of run support. Daniel Juenke went 3 for 5 with a double and a home run, drove in four and scored once himself and our win streak was at three after taking the opener 9-5.
The next night, we extended our winning streak to four as we got a 3-2 10 inning decision over Macon. The Pirates shortstop booted a bases loaded grounder with nobody out to give us the winning run.
Chris Hammond was on the mound for us the next night as we tried to complete the sweep.
In Edmond Oklahoma, a postal worker pursued and shot twenty coworkers, killing fourteen of them, before committing suicide.
Some days I really hate watching the news.
We got out to a 5-1 lead after four innings before holding on for a 5-4 win. Chris got a complete game victory, giving up just five hits but walking six. He also struck out six.
The next day was my sister's fourteenth birthday. We were on the road to Columbia, almost a two hour drive, to take on the Mets.
I gave her a call to wish her happy birthday that morning.
The Mets were in first place in the South. 3.5 ahead of the Blue Jays.
We would not see the Blue Jays again until the last series of the season. My turn in the rotation better turn up during that series.
I owed them some humiliation.
Our five game winning streak came to an end in the series opener. The Mets Kevin Brown got a complete game victory, striking out nine and we fell 5-1.
After the game, Coach Les came to me and said, "tomorrow, I want to show you something. I think you are ready for it."
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