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Florida Marlins: Why did Dan Meyer close instead of Leo Nunez?
Thanks to KC and the Sunshine Band for the post-game tunes. It probably didn't help my writing, but it wasn't for lack of a good, heel-tapping rhythm. Not surprised to see Dan Meyer start the ninth tonight because left-handed hitting outfielder Garrett Jones, who already had one ...
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Why did Dan Meyer close instead of Leo Nunez?
Rotodatabase.com blogs — ... 6th, 2009 Not surprised to see Dan Meyer start the ninth tonight because left-handed hitting outfielder Garrett Jones, who already had one home run, led off. Yet with two righties following, righty Leo Nunez was not prepping. He had a good reason. Nunez woke up with a stiff neck Friday and was unavailable for either of the first two games of the series. Nunez said after the game he wasn't sure about his status for Sunday's rubber game. It would depend on how he felt when he woke up. Sun-Sentinel Blogs Tagged: ...

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