Yardbarker: Justin Duchscherer

Pitching Reclamation Projects

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:20:01 -0500

Today, Dying Quail posted his shoestring-budget plan for the Astros offseason, and it included signing a top-tier reclamation project so that new pitching coach Brad Arnsberg could work his magic. I like the idea of going for upside this offseason with our pitching signings...I'm not really up for repeating the Hampton/Ortiz experience next season. Inspired, I've cobbled together quick profiles on the three pitchers DQ named in his piece: Rich Hill, Justin Duchschere...

Pitching Reclamation Projects

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:20:01 -0500

Odds & Ends: Duchscherer, Dodgers, Phillies

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:04:35 -0500

A few more links to peruse as MLB officials sift through rainy forecasts in NYC... According to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, Oakland GM Billy Beane has touched base with free agent right-hander Justin Duchscherer. It's not yet clear, however, whether the A's will try to retain him. MLBTR profiled the "Duke of Hurl" about a month ago. Diamond Leung passes along a nice anecdote involving Dodgers assistant GM Kim Ng and Justin Orenduff, the club&#...

Odds & Ends: Bucs, Duchscherer, Astros

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:03:35 -0500

A fresh batch of links for Saturday afternoon... Perry Hill left his post as Pirates first base coach Saturday and, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, expressed unhappiness with the team's aggressive trading this season on his way out. The Pirates got rid of three-fourths of their infield during the year. According to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, the A's have not touched base with soon-to-be free agent Justin Duchscherer since the end of the seas...

An Homage To The Duke Of Scherer

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:31:51 -0500

More photos » by Eric Risberg - AP The Duke. Browse more photos » Yesterday it became official that Justin Duchscherer will not throw another pitch before his contract expires at the end of the season, and neither the A's nor Duchscherer has given any indication that they wish their future to include the other. Duchscherer, whose agent revealed yesterday that the pitcher is battling clinical depression...

A's Pitcher Is Latest Member Of The Sadness Bridge

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Justin Duchscherer has been on rehab since March with a hip injury. Now, he's shut down for the rest of the year with "a very treatable form of clinical depression." The treatment is "not playing for the A's." [SF Chronicle]

A's Pitcher Is Latest Member Of The Sadness Brigade

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Duchscherer depressed, won't pitch this season

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:38:16 -0500

Justin Duchscherer's agent says the Oakland Athletics right-hander won't pitch this season so he can concentrate on his treatment for depression.

Crasnick: Oakland Athletics pitcher Justin Duchscherer has clinical depression

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:11:42 -0500

Oakland Athletics pitcher Justin Duchscherer has been diagnosed with clinical depression and will miss the rest of the 2009 season as he undergoes treatment for the condition, his agent said Friday.

Duchscherer gets another rehab start in Arizona tomorrow

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:42:04 -0500

From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser in Baltimore With an eye toward Tuesday night's start against the Yankees, the A's are having Justin Duchscherer make one last rehab start tomorrow night in Arizona. He'll throw 60 pitches and then be at 80-85 on Tuesday if all goes well in that...

Duchscherer to make a rehab start this weekend

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:12:40 -0500

From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser in Kansas City Justin Duchscherer's agent, Damon Lapa, tells me that Duchscherer threw a 45-pitch bullpen session on Wednesday and he is scheduled for a rehab start - tentatively - on Sunday at Triple-A Sacramento. Lapa did not say in his...

Should the Athletics Trade Justin Duchscherer?

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:00:00 -0500

Yesterday, ESPN baseball writer Buster Olney outlined why Justin Duchscherer should be an attractive alternate for teams looking for a top flight starting pitcher."Pitcher B is Justin Duchscherer. Those are his numbers from 2008. He has not pitched in 2009 after undergoing an elbow cleanup, but he is set to begin his minor league rehabilitation assignment and could be ready to pitch in the big leagues within a couple of weeks. The right-hander will be eligible for free agency this fall, ...

Ailing Right Arms

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:11:51 -0500

Angles ace John Lackey is not likely to make his Opening Day start. He has currently been shut down due to tightness and inflammation in his right forearm. According to MLB.com, Lackey experienced the tightness during a 90-pitch outing on Sunday against the Royals. It was also reported that he was a little tight after playing catch on Thursday and this was what made the team decide to shut him down for the time being. The team’s Orthopedist is supposed to be at camp n Saturday to examine Lackey’s MRI results. The Oakland A’s will likely begin season without ace Justin Duchscherer. He started his first game of the in a minor league game and was scheduled to throw 35-40 pitches, according to the AP. This was cut short due to elbow pain that he has experienced this spring. He says his arm still is not right. A’s GM Billy Beane made it clear it was not for sure he would begin the season on the DL, but he also said he was very likely. Tigers relief pitcher Joel Zumaya will likely not begin the season in Detroit. Zumaya has only pitched in one game so far this spring, but felt soreness after his one appearance on March 2nd. Zumaya was in the running for the closer job this year, but he is once again being slowed down by injuries, as he has in the past.

Oakland A's "How Many Hits?"

Thu, 01 May 2008 21:10:21 -0500

I may be an Angels fan, but even I have to give the Oakland A's props for their latest promotion. Known as a club hard-pressed to fill seats, the A's are always looking for ways to gather fan interest (especially with the pending move to Fremont). This time around, the A's are running a "How Many Hits?" promotion...

Justin, Mickey and "colorful plastic buttons"

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:15:34 -0500

Athlete-musician hybrids are generally a terrible idea. I won't name names, but there are quite a few great examples out there of why sports stars need to stay on the field and never pick up a microphone. What they should apparently be doing, though, is entering video game competitions. The other day at our RazorGator Fan Junket (a.k.a. the Hooters party) and our BBQ that followed, a couple of the athletes wowed us with their superhuman abilities