Jaffe: Kyle Lohse pitching for history vs. Twins
From SABR member Chris Jaffe at The Hardball Times on May 30, 2013:
Today, Kyle Lohse attempts to join a very select group of baseball pitchers.
Wait—Kyle Lohse? Making history? Select group of pitchers? Are we talking about the same Kyle Lohse here?
Yup. The former Twins-Cardinals-Reds-Phillies and current Brewers pitcher has a chance to do something that only 12 other men have done before: notch a win against all 30 franchises. To date, Lohse has defeated 29. Tonight he leads the Brewers against the Twins, and if Minnesota falls before him, that will complete the set.
No, he isn’t the most prestigious pitcher out there, with a 119-114 record and middling ERA. However, the guys who’ve defeated all 30 teams form an interesting mix of legends and Lohses. Here are the members of the club Kyle Lohse hopes to join: Al Leiter, Kevin Brown, Terry Mulholland, Curt Schilling, Woody Williams, Jamie Moyer, Randy Johnson, Barry Zito, Javier Vazquez, Vicente Padilla, Derek Lowe and A.J. Burnett.
(Editor’s note: Lohse was hit hard by the Twins, allowing six runs and eight hits in 4.2 innings, and did not earn the win.)
Read the full article here: http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/blog_article/lohse-goes-for-pitching-history-tonight/
Originally published: May 30, 2013. Last Updated: May 30, 2013.