Saved by Henry Rodriguez

Last night the Cats opened their local series against the New Orleans Zephyrs. The story was not that the team with the best record in baseball (the Cats) beat a team with one of the worst records at 49-65 the Zephyrs are not the strongest team in the league. The story was also not on the offensive side of the ledger, although our 4-3 victory came about because we outscored them. The story of the night was Henry Rodriguez. He came in a tough situation in the eighth with bases loaded and no outs. Shawn Chacon, who did not have much of an outing - left Henry with a real tough situation. He proceeded to strike out the next three batters. In the ninth he struck out another two and the third batter popped out. In the two innings he pitched he looked exceptional. Chacon threw junk most of the night and after a while even the Zephyrs could figure it out. But Henry came in and took care of business.

Rodriguez had some time with the Ports in 2008 before going to Midland. He may well get yanked up to the A's again but while he is here he is a joy to watch.