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Rich Rodriguez
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 248 of 1218 players
Rodriguez
Richard Anthony Rodriguez
Born: March 1, 1963 at Downey, Cal.
Throws: Left Bats: Left
Height: 6.00 Weight: 205

Rich Rodriguez has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 24 times, most recently on June 7, 2015.

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First Mets game: March 29, 2000
Last Mets game: September 29, 2000

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metsfanmo
Rich Rodriguez is the worst Mets pitcher I've ever seen. No lead is safe when he comes in the game. I remember one game where the Mets were winning a blowout game and he was put in to pitch the 9th and had to be taken out. Every time he pitches he gives up runs.

David Diaz
February 22, 2001
The reason he is in baseball is because Steve Phillips and he were room mates in A Ball in the Calif. League.He can't pitch a tent

EG
March 17, 2001
If this isn't proof that it pays to teach your child to pitch lefthanded, I don't know what is. He makes you long for the days of Doug Sisk, Dale Murray and Wayne Twitchell

IslesFan
March 30, 2001
Finally, hes released. However what I heard is that he'll still get his full salary for this year. However 900k is better than the 29 mil or so we owe bobby blow.

Gregory Gewirtz
August 2, 2002
I don't mean to diminish how bad Rich RodRojas was, but Valentine tried to turn him into a long reliever/mop-up man, when he is more properly used, like he is by Texas, and was by Cleveland last year, as a one-out lefty, meant to pitch to only a couple of batters in a game, usually for less than a full inning.

Shari
August 5, 2002
This guy wasn't capable of getting one out at a little league game. Bad is bad, either you can pitch or you can't it's the same as hitting. He had no talent. The only reason he got a shot is because lefties are desired in a rotation or a bull pen. He stank up the place, he'd fit in really well with the way the team has been playing team lately. I'm almost surprised they don't try to get him back.

Paul Esmond
April 20, 2006
I haven't posted in about 6 years, but I can say that this WAS the worst relief pitcher I've ever seen in a Mets uniform. Worse than Mel Rojas. However, Jorge Julio may soon take that distinction.

jaime diaz
October 28, 2008
Rich and I go back many years. We played little league at Pioneer Park in the city of El Monte, California. Our coach at the time was a fellow named Ken Weldon who is now chief of police for the city of El Monte. Rich was a pitcher back then and threw very hard, a little wild at times, but very good in hitting the strike zone. One time during practice I was up to bat and got hit in the leg by him so hard that it hurt for weeks. Overall the guy is one hell of a pitcher.

jaime diaz
August 11, 2009
Rich and I go back many years. We played Little League at Pioneer Park in the city of El Monte, California. Our coach at the time was a fellow named Ken Weldon who is now chief of police for the city of El Monte. Rich was a pitcher back then and threw very hard; a little wild at times but very good in hitting the strike zone. One time during practice I was up to bat and got hit in the leg by him so hard that it hurt for weeks. Overall the guy is one hell of a pitcher.

5_run_homer
September 27, 2010
Rich Rodriguez was prolly the worst Mets reliever ever to put on a Mets uniform and now he is my high school baseball coach.

Jeffrey
November 5, 2020
I looked at his career stats and it amazes me how he wound up with a winning record for a career. He was so awful for the Mets. In a game against Arizona, which Hampton started and was a laugher, at least until he came into the game in the ninth. Suddenly the 6-run lead had dwindled and with Franco not being able to close it out, took Benitez to come in and get the final strikeout.

Dave VW
March 30, 2023
Rodriguez was the ultimate bad luck charm for the Mets.

During his career against the Mets (39 games), Rodriguez went 5-0 with a 3.75 ERA. During his career with the Mets (32 games in 2000), Rodriguez went 0-1 with a 7.78 ERA and didn't record a single hold all year. And yet, somehow, he wasn't released until late March in 2001.

I also was not aware that Rodriguez was actually drafted by the Mets in the 9th round in 1984 and spent 5 seasons in the Mets system until he was traded to the Padres for minor leaguers Brad Pounders and Bill Stevenson. As it would turn out, those two played a combined 2 games in the Mets' system before they both quit baseball.








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