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On an electric night in which the Maine faithful gathered to celebrate the past, and bid adieu to Teagan Corrigan, the legend gave them one more lasting memory.
Corrigan emerged from the dugout and took the mound at quarter after the hour, to a tremendous ovation from a Maine crowd that had honored him and his former Guides teammates in a pre-game ceremony.
After giving up a run to tie the game during a rocky first inning, Corrigan settled in, as we've seen him do all too many times before under these northeastern lights.
His perfect control having long since departed him, he struggled to keep the Guides off the base paths, walking six and allowing another eight to reach on base hits. Corrigan, however, wasn't about to let those baserunners get between him and something special.
He induced three double plays, and got plenty of support from his Pittsburgh teammates, who scored nine runs on the night.
“Having played against him in the Ale for so many years, I know how much this night meant to him, and these fans. We all do,” Everardo Gremades said. “We wanted to do whatever we could to support him.”
Another veteran, right fielder Jose Guzman, provided a boost of his own, cutting down Hector Hernandez at the plate in the sixth for the first out of the inning.
Then, with Guides second baseman Shumkichi Kiyomizu facing a 2-2 count at the plate, and two men on, Corrigan threw that famous changeup that had helped endear him to the hearts of Guides fans for over a decade.
Kiyomizu swung early, and pulled a harmless fly ball to left fielder Pete Gentry for the second out. And with hotshot rookie Pat Payne up to bat next, Millers manager Lonnie Hyde made the tough decision to go out and take the ball from Teagan Corrigan.
With tears in his eyes, Corrigan hugged his manager, handed him the ball, and turned to make his departure.
The cheers crescendoed as Corrigan made the slow walk from the Old Port Park mound to the dugout for the final time, with the standing ovation lasting for over six minutes, and the Guides dugout emptying to shake his hand as he left the diamond.
Pittsburgh held on for the 9-3 victory.
Corrigan receives the win, of course. It's the 231st of his BLB career, bringing him one behind Russ McEvoy for the all-time record that once belonged to him.
And now, these teams go their separate ways. Pittsburgh heads off to a probable playoff berth, their first in seven years.
And the Guides?
With a forgettable season winding down for Maine, and an uncertain future lying ahead, a night of remembrance was just what the doctor ordered.
And the man known as Four Eyes, who left an indelible mark both on the organization and the hearts of fans, gave them one last thing to cheer about.
You couldn't have written a better story.
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</td><td>Corrigan guides Pittsburgh to victory in Maine farewell
</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>On an electric night in which the Maine faithful gathered to celebrate the past, and bid adieu to Teagan Corrigan, the legend gave them one more lasting memory.
Corrigan emerged from the dugout and took the mound at quarter after the hour, to a tremendous ovation from a Maine crowd that had honored him and his former Guides teammates in a pre-game ceremony.
After giving up a run to tie the game during a rocky first inning, Corrigan settled in, as we've seen him do all too many times before under these northeastern lights.
His perfect control having long since departed him, he struggled to keep the Guides off the base paths, walking six and allowing another eight to reach on base hits. Corrigan, however, wasn't about to let those baserunners get between him and something special.
He induced three double plays, and got plenty of support from his Pittsburgh teammates, who scored nine runs on the night.
“Having played against him in the Ale for so many years, I know how much this night meant to him, and these fans. We all do,” Everardo Gremades said. “We wanted to do whatever we could to support him.”
Another veteran, right fielder Jose Guzman, provided a boost of his own, cutting down Hector Hernandez at the plate in the sixth for the first out of the inning.
Then, with Guides second baseman Shumkichi Kiyomizu facing a 2-2 count at the plate, and two men on, Corrigan threw that famous changeup that had helped endear him to the hearts of Guides fans for over a decade.
Kiyomizu swung early, and pulled a harmless fly ball to left fielder Pete Gentry for the second out. And with hotshot rookie Pat Payne up to bat next, Millers manager Lonnie Hyde made the tough decision to go out and take the ball from Teagan Corrigan.
With tears in his eyes, Corrigan hugged his manager, handed him the ball, and turned to make his departure.
The cheers crescendoed as Corrigan made the slow walk from the Old Port Park mound to the dugout for the final time, with the standing ovation lasting for over six minutes, and the Guides dugout emptying to shake his hand as he left the diamond.
Pittsburgh held on for the 9-3 victory.
Corrigan receives the win, of course. It's the 231st of his BLB career, bringing him one behind Russ McEvoy for the all-time record that once belonged to him.
And now, these teams go their separate ways. Pittsburgh heads off to a probable playoff berth, their first in seven years.
And the Guides?
With a forgettable season winding down for Maine, and an uncertain future lying ahead, a night of remembrance was just what the doctor ordered.
And the man known as Four Eyes, who left an indelible mark both on the organization and the hearts of fans, gave them one last thing to cheer about.
You couldn't have written a better story.
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