{"id":2147,"date":"2012-08-11T09:46:59","date_gmt":"2012-08-11T15:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=2147"},"modified":"2012-07-28T16:03:26","modified_gmt":"2012-07-28T22:03:26","slug":"368-steve-mura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/368-steve-mura\/","title":{"rendered":"#368 &#8211; Steve Mura"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/STEVEMURA.1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2166\" title=\"STEVEMURA.1\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/STEVEMURA.1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/STEVEMURA.1.jpg 295w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/STEVEMURA.1-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Steve Mura<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rank<\/strong>: 368<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: P<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year With White Sox<\/strong>: 1983<\/p>\n<p>Steve Mura came to the White Sox from the Cardinals following the 1982 as a free agent compensation pick after losing outfielder Steve Kemp to the Yankees. \u00a0Mura opened the season in the bullpen, and nothing good to say about manager Tony LaRussa or pitching coach Dave Duncan. \u00a0\u201cI\u2019m not doing any good throwing 5 minutes of batting practice,\u201d Mura said to The Sporting News. &#8220;I wish they would make up their mind and trade me or something instead of letting me rot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After 6 appearances, they did do something: demoting him to Triple A, where he went 3-11 with a 4.82 ERA in 19 starts. \u00a0The following season, he competed for the 5th starters role, and even LaRussa conceded that he was much improved. \u00a0Unfortunately for Mura, he was released towards the end of spring training.<\/p>\n<p>Mura\u2019s\u00a0numbers in a White Sox uniform were:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; 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