With an already-taxed bullpen and a starting pitcher that lasted 1/3 of an inning, Cubs manager Joe Maddon turned to catcher Miguel Montero to pitch the final frame of last night’s blowout loss to the Yankees.  Somehow, despite attending 842 major league baseball games prior to last night, this was the first time I had personally witnessed a position player taking the mound.

While Montero was a little shaky, walking two batters and nearly hitting one, he did finish as the only Cub pitcher of the night to not give up a run.