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How about if I be your Rusty Kuntz? :evil:

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From Royals Insider @JoshVernier: ‪#‎Royals‬ Danny Duffy experiencing "tightness," so Yordano Ventura to start tomorrow vs. Cleveland.

You're the bench coach. Red ass who isn't afraid to get in guy's faces...

I wonder how many pitchers have made their major league debuts as starters for contending teams in the last two weeks of a pennant race?

Interesting they trust Ventura more than, say, Wade Davis.

Yost is not...well, ****. Not sure what to say.

It retreated into my stomach.

EDIT: WHEW!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>LHP Danny Duffy says he has some minor inflammation in his flexor. Not related to new ligament. Sounds like <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Royals&amp;src=hash">#Royals</a> being ultra cautious.</p>&mdash; Bob Dutton (@Royals_Report) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals_Report/statuses/379714458576515072">September 16, 2013</a></blockquote>
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I don't believe Ventura is on the 40 man roster. If he starts, someone will have to be released.

And he started a playoff game, too, didn't he? His second or third ML start?

I didn't say NOBODY had done it -- I'm sure some have -- but I couldn't tick off 10 names off the top of my head. ;)

It'll probably be Louis Coleman

I think my list would begin and end with Moore.

Worked out for the Rays, though... similar type of pitcher at that age, too.

EDIT:

Thinking about it... maybe Bob Feller? Johan Santana and Lincecum both jumped into races in the second half, but it was much earlier in the season.

Wasn't Moore more advanced, in terms of dominance and control, though? Regardless, I think he's an outlier. I remember I was gobsmacked when Maddon started him in the playoffs, because it was so ... unorthodox.

None of those other guys you mentioned were in a pennant race. A guy I thought of immediately was Bobby Sprowl of the Red Sox in 1978. He made 3 starts in September, although the first was Sept. 5, not with two weeks to go. That's pretty close, though.

Yeah, now that I look at Moore's minor league stats from 2011 again, he was more similar to Duffy (when Duffy came up in 11) than Ventura. I agree... extreme outlier (I have huge man crush-love for him).

I think the Twins won the year Santana was converted to a starter full time, but he had big-league experience prior.

Lincecum came up in 2007, when the Giants were 20 games under .500. I was thinking they were in contention at that point for some reason.

Hard to find these guys.