2008-07-26 A's Game SP Justin Duchscherer

Justin Craig Duchscherer [DUKE-shur] (born November 19, 1977 in Aberdeen, South Dakota) is a right-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics (since 2003). Previously, he played with the Texas Rangers (2001).

Duchscherer (nickname "The Duke Of Hurl") was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 8th round (241st overall) of the 1996 MLB Draft out of Coronado High School in Lubbock, Texas.

For the 2008 season, Duchscherer returned to the starting rotation for the A's. Duchscherer spent about three weeks on the disabled list with inflamed biceps in April. Since returning to the rotation, Duchscherer has pitched well and is currently leading the major leagues in ERA. He was selected to the 2008 MLB All Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Dallas Braden went to Texas Tech, which is in Lubbock. Houston Street went to the University of Texas, and I watched him finish off the Texas Tech Red Raiders more times than I'd like to recall, just as I watched him finish off my Rangers yesterday :)

Just a little trivia for you, enjoy!