...equipped with a fastball that pushed past 90 mph and produced 124 wins, 310 saves and a 3.01 earned run average. Bruce Sutter saved 300 games, had an ERA of 2.83 and revolutionized relief pitching with the split-fingered fastball, a weapon...
...dark.) If by some fluke, the Cubs accidentally acquired a standout pitcher -- think Rick Rueschel, Fergie Jenkins, Bruce Sutter, Lee Smith, Greg Maddux -- management seemed bent on trading the hurler as quickly as possible for yet another batsman. Then...
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