The day they opened seven Venezuelan pitchers
That day Friday, with five starting pitchers on the mound Creole is not a national brand for the expedition, which in 2006 had seven pitchers from the start, including some who took leave of the largest and perhaps professional baseball
Carlos Zambrano in common with last Friday's Tony Armas, Gustavo Chacin and Kelvim Escobar on April 18, 2006? In
What do days starting pitchers full of Venezuela, Zambrano got the win, as did Armas, Chacin and Escobar just over five years. That April 18, five years ago, stands as the day when most pitchers have started Creole major league games.
were seven arms. We recall the hype that was put in the newspapers and international media. ESPN dedicated the cover of baseball to unprecedented event, a sign that, finally, the producer of shortstops had changed of course, to become an exporter of pitchers.
Zambrano was one of those seven shooters who entered the books on April 18, 2006. He was also one of the five who went to the mound from the first inning, two days ago. Five years ago
Escobar did with the Angels, with the National Arms, with the Blue Jays Chacin, Victor Zambrano to the Mets, the Twins Carlos Silva, Felix Hernandez with the Mariners and the "Bull" for the Cubs.
lot has changed since then.
Armas was devoted to personal business and raising thoroughbreds, after repeated complaints that reduced their potential.
Victor Zambrano walked away from the majors and ended up becoming one of the greatest disappointments of New Yorkers, who gave the Rays for him nothing less than your top prospect at the time, Scott Kazmir. Chacin
struggled to overcome injuries, to return as a reliever in the Astros organization. Escobar
still struggles to complete a new return (the same Friday, coincidentally, shared with Johan Santana and Francisco Rodriguez a Twitter exchange, in which he announced to be very close to start to drop balls, again.)
Silva is at the Yankees complex in Tampa, conditioner, but still not face hitters. Just
Carlos Zambrano and "King Felix" has maintained its status of figures, then and now.
The "Bull", which five years ago was a no-decision, took the better part of 2011 and reached a 10 laurels and 11 road games unbeaten.
April 18
That left some things to the story.
Chacin beat none other than Randy Johnson, who was beaten by Toronto with seven runs in 3.1 innings.
Hernandez, a future Cy Young, was defeated by one John Koronka, the Rangers, remember?
Arms's rival was the late Cory Lidle, then with Phillies, Lidle to the Yankees would soon pass along to Bob Abreu and die in New York in October of that year, in a plane crash.
Escobar and Silva star in a matchup of native and fratricidal clash was in 2011, with Carlos Zambrano to Armando Galarraga.
Freddy Garcia was defeated in the fall of the Bronx Bombers this year and so did Galarraga and Jhoulys Chacin, the Rockies. Jeanmar Gomez was no contest with the Indians. The Friday, paradoxically, was one of the best of Galarraga presentations so far in 2011: took his second quality start in five raids, for the first time since April 6 completed six innings for the first time this harvest had seven or more episodes with three or fewer entries.
But on Friday launched no better than the "Toro", despite striking out just two defenders and transferred to three.
Eventually, Zambrano only tolerate a couple of hairlines on the way to only win among Venezuelans who opened game two days ago.
Posted in El Nacional, on Sunday 1 May 2011.
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