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Article: SPRING TRAINING: No pain a gain for El Duque.
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- Newsday (Melville, NY)
- Article date:
- March 9, 2007
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Byline: Anthony Rieber
Mar. 9--PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The world of Orlando Hernandez is filled with mystery. Is he 37? 41? 45? Did he escape Cuba on a raft? In a boat? By seaplane? Is he healthy? Are the Mets foolish to count on him as their No. 2 starter? El Duque made his spring training debut for the Mets yesterday, nearly three weeks after getting a cortisone shot to treat a case of arthritis at the base of his neck. Arthritis is not a condition usually associated with major-league pitchers, but as Hernandez has proven throughout his career, he is unique. Hernandez went two innings and allowed five runs and six hits in the Mets' 8-7 loss to the ...
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September 10, 2006 ;
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... ... 2 NEW YORK - Orlando Hernandez hadn't faced Greg ... again, it will be. Hernandez allowed one earned run ... Dodgers 3-2. Just as El Duque did pitching for the ... pitch of the game, El Duque retired 15 straight ... broken-bat grounder. Hernandez yielded four hits ...
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