born american professional baseball pitcher played seasons major_league_baseball mlb san_francisco_giants pitching repertoire consisted pitch fastball fastball circle cutter attended drafted times college signed athletics chose round mlb draft year later major leagues finishing fifth american_league rookie year award struggled begin season improved greatly stretch finishing year win loss record final months won games losing won young award record star team second year row worst season time going career high earned run average oakland opening day starter finished fifth strikeouts star team posted record receiving runs support following seventh season athletics signed seven year deal giants december time largest contract given pitcher posted double digit wins seasons helped san_francisco win championship struggled month season left postseason roster sitting season foot ankle injury came flourished finishing record best season giants uniform october helped lead giants second world series title san_francisco history going era postseason starts career world series start tigers ace game setting stage san_francisco sweep seventh world series title franchise history struggled received standing ovation fans final appearance giant following year free agent philanthropist founded national non profit provides home lifts spirits morale injured troops offering support military families early life born las_vegas nevada family moved san_diego california help concentrate baseball career father stopped working coach transferred roman catholic school attended earned strikeouts innings sophomore season transferred eligible major_league_baseball draft pierce posted earned run average era went strikeouts innings named state conference teams transferred team selected collegiate baseball record era strikeouts innings named pitcher year played summer wooden bat league showcases nation amateur prospects led league championship runner finish professional career major_league_baseball draft taken round overall major_league_baseball mlb draft round overall texas_rangers sign team draft selected ninth pick round signed million bonus minor leagues began professional career oakland team went era starts struck innings promoted went era finish schedule got start allowing lone run strikeouts innings began season aaa canadians franchise moved sacramento pitched innings starts going era strikeouts walks major leagues major league debut july anaheim angels wearing allowed run innings got win start went seven innings giving runs boston_red_sox continued great success early rookie season career start went seven innings gave run september pitched complete game shutout threw pitches struck allowed hits month september went era finished record earned run average starts despite late start season finished fifth american_league rookie year award voting postseason debut game division series new_york_yankees went innings struck walked allowed earned run earned win yankees win series win straight world series uniform number wear rest career finished american_league strikeouts innings fourth strikeouts sixth wins eighth era tenth winning percentage sixth aged younger strike batters season great rookie season struggled early season posting record era starts rebounded nicely august putting good pitching numbers named pitcher month august going era september going era months season went combined era best baseball athletics postseason played yankees pitched game went innings striking walking allowing earned run took loss yankees won game yankees end taking series best pitchers baseball june won 10th game season earliest pitcher reached win mark got june named star team time career july went innings giving runs angels win gave team record 16th straight win home faced angels start produced similar results went innings gave run win gave wins pitcher game winner beat rangers august recorded 18th win season giving previous career high game detroit_tigers august earned 19th win season lost bid perfect game sixth inning singled gave credit wasn pitching maintain hitter said left ball middle hit middle good piece hitting september pitcher win games pitched seven innings allowed earned runs pitching young said pitching oakland playoffs world series start took hitter eighth inning singled inning seattle manager said vote young award winner young man pitched oakland team pitchers won games competes start season went innings allowed run texas_rangers starts went chances winning young award barry pitched gem said oakland manager certainly young type season steady season long game went innings gave earned runs twins earning win twins defeated athletics games making athletics team lose deciding game series years row win young award record narrowly defeating voting led league wins second winning percentage era strikeouts wins left wins minnesota allowed average opposing hitters lowest led era strikeouts winning percentage pitcher introduction award lead league categories win award pitcher win young award named pitcher year started win went innings allowed earned run rbi single inning start went innings struck walked allowed run texas process fifth pitcher win straight games april went innings allowing hits runs start rangers improved career texas game texas manager said got feeling look pretty easy kind command happens struggled second start july allowed seven earned runs hits devil rays hits allowed career high devil rays manager stunned bad start said told hits innings looked little funny bounced start went innings surrendering run baltimore_orioles named star team second time named team seventh era record strikeouts career high innings pitched game went seven innings striking walking allowing earned run earning win oakland triumph game went innings allowed earned runs taking loss won game series struggled posted worst numbers career time went era month april facing threw shutout innings received decision loss cleveland_indians threw shutout innings hit ball victory devil rays august oakland manager let throw complete game said worrying fresh game didn want end throwing pitches took advantage situation shut september threw seven shutout innings strikeouts earning win victory indians season went era year athletics era finished 10th league strikeouts following departure given opening day assignment allowed runs innings loss april struggled month april going era starts campaign era pitched better rest season streak consecutive starts july august gave fewer hits innings pitched june august earned win consecutive starts june allowed runs innings loss game collected major league hit named pitcher month july going era starts went era starts major_league_baseball season demonstrating pitcher strikeouts good fifth league went innings allowed seven earned runs opening day april yankees shortest outing career quickly rebounded bad start june allowed hits seven innings victory twins game recorded career punching july allowed run innings gave runs getting outs ninth threw complete game arizona beat athletics rolled earned run average named star game august earned 100th career win defeated rangers hitter going eighth inning singled lead starts league record era strikeouts tied eighth league wins ranked tenth era innings pitched eighth lowest run support pitchers record received runs support helped athletics reach postseason game allowed run hits innings earning win victory twins setting stage oakland sweep fare game championship series tigers allowing runs innings defeat tigers went sweep athletics games replaced agent july focal point trade deadline widely rumored headed potential deal prospect san_francisco_chronicle wrote unwilling trade athletics interested athletics general manager decided rest season san_francisco_giants following seventh season athletics signed seven year deal san_francisco_giants worth million plus million option million contract december highest pitcher major_league history time spring training barry bonds shirts read don ask ask barry arrow pointing barry accounts bonds got short time teammates point saying stand bonds media start member giants opening day april went innings allowed earned runs san_diego_padres loss start struggled went innings allowed earned runs los_angeles_dodgers earn win member giants start april went innings gave hits allowed runs trying good game said try don tried fine pitches wasn aggressive manager gave credit saying faced tough pitcher playing way believe play continue believe believe let confidence return oakland giant lasted innings gave seven runs walking seven including bases loaded walks beat giants faced old team june time san_francisco pitched innings giving earned runs hits defeat major_league relief appearance august early exit starter bullpen pitched scoreless seventh inning recorded career run batted rbi days later nationals game barry bonds hit record breaking career home run start august era final starts posted fifth best era record admitted pressure perform large contract learning needed said difficult adjust new league team final day season los_angeles dodgers allowed runs hits strikeouts win time career losing record finished season failed reach innings time posted career high era began season oldest starter veteran presence giants starting rotation april went era strikeouts pitcher years april giants moved bullpen appearance bullpen returned rotation pittsburgh_pirates game allowed hits earned runs innings took loss seventh season collected win season florida june pitcher record losses following loss oakland walks innings pitched season pitch strike percentage sacrifice flies allowed worst majors beginning june saw improvement posted record rest season era finished year career high era strikeouts losses led national_league second worst total san_francisco history lost games season mark rebound pitching performance starting season era ended season era era starts going season record fault run support second lowest major leagues performance mound june pitched hitter innings texas giving home run seventh inning won game fourth win season july pitched considered best game season pitched innings florida allowing run hits striking walking won game fifth win season started season pitching shutout innings houston earn win time won season opening start april throwing shutout innings strikeouts victory season route starting season time career best start giants pitcher started june earned win team athletics gave victories mlb team june era strong start season stretch going era rest way finished season era snapping streak straight seasons wins rotation featuring odd man playoffs fact left completely giants man active roster postseason worked playoffs ready join roster case injury needed remained secondary squad won world series ring member roster early season experienced trip disabled list injury right foot fielding play replacement excelled able rejoin rotation returned june placed disabled list left pitched starts pitching tigers chicago cubs route giants wins later resumed struggle going era starts returned disabled list right foot injury ironically trip room return rotation august injured right ankle fielding play triple rehab start month returned september bullpen rest year posted era final games career low games starts record career high era strikeouts walks career low innings struggling spring training threw new delivery began season start april threw arguably best games career throwing complete game shutout giving hits giants victory shutout member june home game matchup cubs pitched hit shutout ball ninth inning giants win brought season era earning win earned career win pitcher hit mark hand giants second road shutout win season pitched seven innings allowing hits recording strikeouts july game versus atlanta braves win pushed season record finish season record wins season giants sporting era faced reds game october struggled pulled inning allowing runs giants went win giants losing games series team rally deficit winning series games october rebounded pitched arguably best game career shutout innings game earning win postseason win according biggest win career day inspired twitter efforts giants fans worldwide social networking site giants trailing series prevailed seven games october pitched world series career game starter earned win detroit innings run ball added rbi single route giants win giants went sweep tigers world series went earned run average postseason lose single game august san_francisco won starts april giants home opener held cardinals scoreless seven shutout innings earning win followed performance seven shutout innings personal offensive contribution plate win complete game series sweep giants 16th straight victory row games started including regular season postseason longest streak giants pitcher hall_of_fame left handed pitcher struggled rest season going era april losing rotation spot couple times late year september manager decided final start giants tribute tenure team responded allowing runs earned innings earning win victory dodgers removed innings game sent pitch relief final game year giants fans standing ovation entered outs eighth inning september struck playing final game giants beat finished season era games starts following season took page san_francisco_chronicle giants fans support giants declined option buying million second stint athletics taking year baseball signed minor league contract return athletics february spring training competed role athletics man roster possibly long april accepted assignment triple nashville sounds nashville teammates lauded embracing triple lifestyle commitment team charting pitches starts coaching base buying dinner entire team birthday spent entire season nashville including month disabled list left shoulder activated day season pitched scoreless inning relief total appearances starts record era strikeouts revealed interview learned athletics bringing major league club september following season ending injury oakland purchased contract triple september placing major league roster major league appearance september pitching inning relief september started athletics hudson giants matchup arranged tribute big early 2000s pitchers received lengthy standing sold crowd included big member mulder leaving game october announced retirement baseball article pitching style fastball miles hour miles hour circle uses pitch voted best player poll conducted sports_illustrated stated seen like commenting high drops feet look going hit added fastball cutter hybrid arsenal season cutter prominent repertoire frequently diminished velocity start season fastball velocity slowed miles hour loss command key mechanical reasons struggles year got count rely fastball season changes delivery lowering arm slot angle quarters delivery change helped fastball velocity miles hour range break miles hour range fastball relied fastball cutter reduced reliance slowest mlb starting pitchers year miles hour addressing pitching style said fastball set secret command fastball sides plate throw strikes miss barrel going legacy athletics mulder known big highest single season win total win young award winning percentage 10th time athletics history strikeouts innings pitched ranks seventh strikeouts rank eighth games started rank 10th holds couple dubious positions oakland list home runs allowed rank fifth hit pitches rank fourth trails chief category winning percentage tied 10th athletics single season totals strikeouts innings pitched rank seventh strikeouts tied 10th total total regular season performance giants successful went era significantly playoff success aided contributions team won world series pitch playoffs year pitch postseason saving giants season pitching game victory cardinals tigers ace game world series giants went win second world series years awards year conference star triple star baseball america young award sporting news year star star star award personal life engaged miss april married december father died june age composed arranged music king cole early 1960s arranged mother musician sang choral group known merry young souls band musician plays guitar wrote song butterflies film thousand words uncle television actor wife amber gave birth child son july known personality early career dyed hair blue earned nicknames planet captain oakland says likes way uniform number looks like shelf hold practices poses outfield games practices meditation supports said believes terms applied people know know better raised spiritual type church founded grandmother mother died preached espoused universal life force credited midseason turnaround said discovered force reading august christian saying committed jesus christ lord explained god got attention left giants postseason roster car accident freak foot injury early got tattoo golden inside right reminder worship false idols remember god comes said wife christian founded charity charity provides home works lift spirits morale injured troops offers support military families announced donate giants game september total strikeouts game portrayed united_states navy petty officer episode cbs character pitcher faced assault charges hitting marine ball annual navy marine star baseball game
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