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On April 4,cheap Texas Rangers Hats, a strained pectoral muscle kept Mike Hampton from making his first start since 2005 and left the Braves’ bullpen short-handed before the game even began. By the time the Pirates and Braves went into the 10th inning,Cleveland Indians Hats sale, Atlanta Manager Bobby Cox’s options were limited. He had reliever Chris Resop on the mound but wanted Royce Ring to face the lefty Adam LaRoche. The problem was that Cox wanted Resop to pitch however many innings remained after that.
So Cox sent Resop to left field,Minnesota Twins Hats sale, while Ring struck out LaRoche. Then he brought Resop back to the mound from left field to face Xavier Nady. Resop gave up a single to Nady that drove in the winning run in the Pirates’ 4-3 victory.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau,cheap San Francisco Giants Hats, it was the first time since 1993 that a pitcher moved from the mound to the field and then back to the mound.
In the Braves’ dugout,Apparel Sale, it was the pitching coach Roger McDowell who reminded Cox that Resop had been a position player at the beginning of his career. It was no surprise that McDowell was thinking along these lines. In 1986,Metal Mulisha Hats Sale, McDowell,cheap Florida Marlins Hats, then with the Mets,2011 New Arrival, pitched in the 10th inning of a game against the Reds,cheap Detroit Tigers Hats, then played right field and left field before returning to the mound (and getting the win) in the 13th and 14th innings.
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