Remember Rich Hill? He made his major-league debut as a starting pitcher for the Cubs in June of 2005, throwing a lone (and shaky: two runs allowed on three hits) inning against the Marlins on June 15th, and then followed that up with 22 2/3 mostly terrible innings the rest of that season, compiling a 9.13 ERA […]
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A Modified Piggyback, with an Earl Weaver Gambit Kicker
The Cubs carried 14 pitchers for Sunday night’s game against the Reds, and if they’d played on Monday night, they’d have done the same. That’s one more hurler than threw a single pitch for the 1993 Atlanta Braves, and just one fewer than pitched for the 2005 Twins, 2001 Mariners, 1999 Astros, or 1996 Dodgers. […]