Last night Matt Chico threw what may have been the worst pitch in the history of baseball. The left-hander threw a "pitch" that ended up in behind the first base dugout. How it got there is anyone's guess, but it's one of the funniest things I've ever seen. You can check out the video at the Nats' web site. The Post rightly calls this a Nuke LaLoosh moment.
It was just one of dozens of bad pitches Chico threw. The box score tells an ugly tale: six hits and seven walks in 4 2/3 innings. Even the best pitcher can't succeed when putting that many hitters on base, and Chico is far from the best pitcher. Five earned runs raised his ERA to 6.38. Chico is not a productive major league pitcher; had the Nationals even a mediocre staff he'd be on his way back to AAA today. Instead, he'll probably be in the rotation for a while.
Well, let's look on the bright side. At least that may give us a few more highlights like last night's bizarre video!
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