Tuesday Mystery Motion

by Al Yellon on Feb 10, 2009 7:46 AM CST in Name That Cub

Name this Cubs pitcher and win a $10 gift card from Distant Replays.

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Steve Trout

"Just win tonight" - derv

by derv on Feb 10, 2009 7:50 AM CST reply actions

Trout's a lefty.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Feb 10, 2009 7:54 AM CST up reply actions

how can I forget. he lives next door to an ex girlfriend back in my hometown and I saw him doing plentf of left-handed 12oz curls.

"Just win tonight" - derv

by derv on Feb 10, 2009 7:56 AM CST up reply actions

Greg Maddux

by AndHart120 on Feb 10, 2009 7:52 AM CST reply actions

Nope.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Feb 10, 2009 7:54 AM CST up reply actions

That is so NOT Maddux

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Feb 10, 2009 8:36 AM CST up reply actions

hey

I saw the stir ups and that he was right handed and thats the first person that came to mind. At least I didnt guess a black guy when hes a white guy like I have seen others do! lol

by AndHart120 on Feb 10, 2009 9:13 AM CST up reply actions

but alas I can’t post photos. There is a great clip 10 second clip of Maddux in his teens throwing that a scout took which has been posted on the web but for which there is currently no link and the amazing thing is that he has not changed his motion at all.
Congrats on getting the arm and color right.

Not sure I would recognize that many pitcher’s motions beyond Maddux without a face.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Feb 10, 2009 11:55 AM CST up reply actions

Les Lancaster

Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?

by krummy12 on Feb 10, 2009 8:02 AM CST reply actions

DINGDINGDING!

Winner. That didn’t take long. I always thought that Les Lancaster could be a good reliever for a long time after his fine 1989 season.

Two years later, just before the ’92 season, he was released. He played for several years in independent leagues and has been an independent league manager since 1999.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Feb 10, 2009 8:05 AM CST up reply actions

an abused rubber arm that went soft

yes I too thought he could be an effective reliever…..funny I thought the same for Wuertz too….I have come to realize that a manager has to have one arm he abuses in the pen for the sake of the rest of the pen….that might be Vizcaino this year or at least that appears to be the plan.

Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."

by Ivy Walls on Feb 10, 2009 8:24 AM CST up reply actions

In 1989...

…Les had an ERA+ of 278 in 72+ innings of work with an ERA that was about a third lower than his career average. That’s kind of ridiculously good.

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by dtpollitt on Feb 10, 2009 8:30 AM CST up reply actions

Yes, it is.

Lancaster was one of the big reasons that ’89 Cub pitching staff overachieved. None (except Greg Maddux) was anywhere near that good after ’89.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Feb 10, 2009 8:37 AM CST up reply actions

He got off to a good start...

In 1989, he didn’t give up run, earned or unearned, for about a month and a half after he was called up in June. That was quite a run, 20 appearances and over 30 innings. I always remember that streak in tandem with Walton’s hitting streak, since they occured simultaneously…if I hadn’t watched the previous day’s game, I’d check the box score to see if 1) Walton got a hit and 2) Lancaster pitched.

Lancaster threw 72 innings in relief that season, which doesn’t look like an abusive workload. But he was called up nearly half way through the season, having already thrown nearly 100 innings as a starter at Iowa. Even though it was only 20 years ago, I can’t imagine a manager today subjecting a reliever to that kind of workload today.

"Some people will look at a glass of water and say it's half-empty, while another guy will look at it and say it's half-full. A Cubs fan looks at the same glass and asks, "When's it gonna spill?" - Mike Royko

by LaddieRenfroe on Feb 10, 2009 11:44 AM CST up reply actions