i searched him on mlb.com and i found his stats of his two games.. and HE IS REALLY GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! here are his total stats:
I have to go out before the game ends, no matter what the outcome Zach looked great, great composure. I am impressed with his fighting back after getting caught down in the count. That's a GAMER! When my son grows up I want him to be just like Zach Duke
Posts: 10788 | Location: South Florida | Registered: July 28, 2003
Absolutely great outing ... from the Pirates MLB site: "In front of a crowd of 39,790 at Wrigley Field, Duke outdueled Maddux to pick up his second win of the season. The southpaw pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing six hits, walking two and striking out four. ... Duke's contributions went beyond just the mound as he recorded his first career RBI in the second. Duke hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jerry Hairston Jr. that scored Humberto Cota and put the Bucs up, 2-0. "
It really and truly dosen't get any better than that !!!
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Posts: 3937 | Location: Somewhere out there beneath the pale moonlight ... | Registered: January 02, 2003
I was sitting at the Twins game (great game), and I saw the final score of 3-0 Pirates on the board and could hardly wait to get home and get a recap on Zach's start! Another great outing indeed! This kid is really something special!
Posts: 3639 | Location: Minnesota | Registered: January 04, 2003
I was torn today. Been a part of this site for almost 2 years now. Followed Duke and am VERY excited for him. BUT, I am originally from Chicago and I am a die hard Cubs fan (I know, I know, call me insane) So had a tough time figuring out who to root for. Watched bits and pieces of the game. Man oh Man that overhand curve of Dukes's make left handed hitters look silly! Plus he really tamed the NL's leading hitter D. Lee BIG time! I will root for Zach UNLESS he faces the Cubbies! I even have him on my Fantasy team! Pretty cool!
Good luck Zach!
Posts: 609 | Location: Northern VA | Registered: August 05, 2003
We are forever Maddux fans (not cubby fans). I just watched him pitch last week, but for some reason today he looked OLDER and out of shape. I think the YOUNGER, CUTER, FITTER stud Pirate Pitcher did that to him.
Posts: 10788 | Location: South Florida | Registered: July 28, 2003
I was just watching baseball tonight and they did a segment on Zach. They all think he is the real deal. I have had the priviledge of watching Zach pitch several times this year in AAA Indianapolis.
Posts: 11 | Location: Indiana | Registered: May 22, 2005
I had the good fortune of watching the game today - The Duke looked great.....Any chance we can get him traded to the Braves to be with our young guys - perfect fit in my opinion.
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Posts: 1041 | Location: Lanta | Registered: February 21, 2005
Just sat down to read the Sunday Boston Globe and came across the headline "Cubs cannot duke out vs. Pirates" Nice article follows. This seems to only be in the print copy. Anyone know how we can forward press clips to OPP?
Thanks.
Posts: 184 | Location: New England | Registered: December 30, 2002
OPP...When you have time, in the context of all of this excitement, be sure to write to WGN Television in Chicago and get a copy of the game, Cubs v. Pirates, on Saturday.
The two Cubs broadcasters, Kasper and Brenly, were very kind in their comments about Zach.
WGN Television-Sports 2501 Bradley Place Chicago, IL.
I'm sure that they have a website, but I think this is a copy of the game tape that you should have for Zach and for your family.
