ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Last night we saw Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon do something we rarely see him do.
With Fernando Rodney on the hill in the ninth inning, McClendon got two relievers up in the bullpen. Joe Beimel was warming up, ready for anything at that point. For a split second he thought he would not be coming into the game.
"When Rodney got that ground ball I was like, 'Alright,' and started walking off the mound," Beimel said. "And I think everybody was a little shocked when it wasn't a double play, but those things happen during the course of the year and you've just got to be able to bounce back and we did that last night.