An arrow to Rodney’s heart

Mark Matassa Jun 30, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>An arrow to Rodney’s heart</h1>
                <h2><p>It’s gotten to the point that even The Seattle Times’ unfailingly thoughtful and fair sports columnist Larry Stone says it’s time to give Mariners closer Fernando Rodney the hook. Sure, Stone acknowledges, Rodney is still racking up some saves (and then showboatingly shooting his imaginary arrow into the</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/mmatassa-mac-com/">Mark Matassa</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Feb 6, 2018</time></p>
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            <figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://dev.cascadepbs.org/content/images/sites/default/files/images/article/gallery/fernando-rodney-7-13-141.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="2014" loading="lazy" width="300" height="200"></figure><p>It’s gotten to the point that even <em>The Seattle Times’</em> unfailingly thoughtful and fair sports columnist Larry Stone says it’s time to <a href="http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/its-seems-time-to-let-carson-smith-replace-fernando-rodney-as-closer/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">give Mariners closer Fernando Rodney the hook.</a> Sure, Stone acknowledges, Rodney is still racking up some saves (and then showboatingly shooting his imaginary arrow into the sky), but his stats are bad and his scary near-misses in the ninth are giving fans a case of the willies. Manager Lloyd McClendon doesn’t want to make a change, but Stone says rookie Carson Smith, who has been great in short relief, should get a shot.</p>
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It’s gotten to the point that even The Seattle Times’ unfailingly thoughtful and fair sports columnist Larry Stone says it’s time to give Mariners closer Fernando Rodney the hook. Sure, Stone acknowledges, Rodney is still racking up some saves (and then showboatingly shooting his imaginary arrow into the sky), but his stats are bad and his scary near-misses in the ninth are giving fans a case of the willies. Manager Lloyd McClendon doesn’t want to make a change, but Stone says rookie Carson Smith, who has been great in short relief, should get a shot.

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