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Share your memories of Orlando Mercado
HERE IS WHAT OTHER METS FANS HAVE TO SAY:
Al Pepper
Orlando has three claims to fame:- Only one of four players to hit a grand slam for his first major league hit (Sept. 19, 1982)
- Involved in a game where he committed a passed ball on a strikeout to allow the winning run to score from second (June 19, 1986).
- He's the current bullpen coach for the Anaheim Angels.
He's a great guy. I sent him a letter and he sent me back three autographed baseball cards of himself.
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murphy
I remember the passed ball in '86 when Mercado was catching for the Rangers. Charlie Hough was pitching.
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DENNIS
February 25, 2001
"mercury man" nearly hit into a triple play once. another no-good player the Mets have had.
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Phil
April 26, 2001
Orlando is awesome. He's also my cousin, which made it great when he finally came to play for the METS!!! I'd say my best memory & I know one of his, is when he hit a Home Run on his dad's birthday not long after his dad had passed away. I know that night meant alot to him. It's too bad he never got the opportunity he deserved to play as a starter.
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charlie hough
August 15, 2001
About that game when Mercado was with the Rangers and a run scored from second on a passed ball... Charlie Hough had a no-hitter with one out in the bottom of the ninth. Rangers were winning 1-0. A pop fly was hit to left field, and George Wright dropped it for an error. The no-no was still intact with a runner on second. Of course the next guy got a single to drive in the tying run. Mercado let a ball get by him for a passed ball to get the runner to second. In the same at bat, Mercado has a second passed ball, and the runner scores all the way from second for the winning run. Hough pitched a one-hitter, but lost 2-1 on an error, a single, and two passed balls. It was ugly to watch.
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nannah
October 9, 2002
I watched Orlando when he was with the Salt Lake Gulls, I enjoyed watching him for many reasons, being a young girl at the time. I still have his minor league baseball card. I also enjoyed watching him play with the Mariners whenever they visited Oakland. I'm happy to see he's with Anaheim, I may have to convert from being a Dodger fan!
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