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How to Master Manny

By Cameron Martin

Thursday, March 26, 2009

In his own estimation, Ryan Rupe was not a very good Major League Baseball pitcher, something the statistics bear out. In a five-year career with Tampa and Boston (1999-2003), RHP Rupe compiled a 24-38 record, with a 5.85 ERA and 1.42 WHIP, working mostly as a starter. As you might expect, lefties slugged nicely against him (.502), but many righties fared well, too, as Jermaine Dye, Juan Gonzalez, Jeff Kent and Edgar Martinez all feasted on the 6-5 Texan, whose fastball rarely topped 88 mph. ...

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