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Elephant Rumblings: Blackburn Not Progressing As Quickly As Hoped, Buchter Turns It On As Season Begins

Hamels' 11 Ks in five innings were a franchise (Tex/Wash) record for a pitcher with five innings of work or fewer.

— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) April 4, 2018
  • Caught the ball, kept the phone...
  • It’s almost unthinkable that a team, in the relatively recent past, started 0-21...

Every team has now won a game this year. The worst start was 0-4 by the Padres. The 1988 Orioles started 0-21. I covered all 21. This is the anniversary of one of the most amazing stories in baseball history, a story that will never be duplicated.