July 23, 1998: Just Had To Go⚾️
Indians trade Jose Mesa
(270 days after Game 7)
Mesa’s 1998 ERA:
road: 2.18
home: 7.08
Lost his closer role to Mike Jackson
John Hart: “he saved some big games for us, G7 just stuck w/ people”
Grover: “I love Jose, I really do”
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