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August's Starter of the Month Goes to Oglethorpe Wednesday, September 1st , 2173 The Tampa Yankees owe Ken Oglethorpe a lot for his performance this past month. One of the league's most dominant starters in August, Oglethorpe tore up the opposition with a fine 4-0 mark on his way to the Rookie West Pitcher of the Month award. "When you're pitching this well," analyzed Oglethorpe, "it's a lot easier to come to the park. I don't judge my performance by the stats, I judge it -- the team judges it -- by the score of the game. I could say I'm tossing electric stuff right now and that would go over big. But if I toss that same stuff -- exact same pitch selection and location -- and they bang me around tomorrow, I was awful. That's the way baseball is." It was Oglethorpe who did the banging in August as he tossed up 30 strikeouts in 29.1 innings, holding opponents to a .217 average and posting a 1.23 ERA. In 10 starts this year, Oglethorpe has posted 8 wins while suffering 2 losses. He has pitched 74.2 innings, allowed 62 hits, struck out 66 and has a 2.41 ERA. |
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