{"id":6278,"date":"2014-08-14T07:49:59","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T13:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=6278"},"modified":"2014-08-14T19:25:31","modified_gmt":"2014-08-15T01:25:31","slug":"217-kirk-mccaskill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/217-kirk-mccaskill\/","title":{"rendered":"#217 – Kirk McCaskill"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Kirk McCaskill<\/p>\n

Rank:<\/strong> 217<\/p>\n

Position:<\/strong> P<\/p>\n

Years With White Sox:<\/strong> 1992-1996<\/p>\n

Kirk McCaskill signed with the White Sox as a free agent heading in to the 1992 season. \u00a0He entered the starting rotation and put up a respectable 12-13 record with a 4.18 ERA.<\/p>\n

While things went better for the White Sox in 1993, as they finally broke through and won their first division title in a decade, the same could not be said for McCaskill. \u00a0He lost his spot in the starting rotation in June after going winless in 7 starts. \u00a0“I like to think Kirk can get it back together as a starter, but I’d like to say it won’t happen this year because if it does, that means something happened to our rotation,” manager Gene Lamont said. \u00a0McCaskill finished the year in the bullpen, even recording his first save. \u00a0During the post-season, he made 3 appearances in the 6 game ALCS against the eventual World Champion Blue Jays, pitching 3 2\/3 scoreless innings.<\/p>\n

In 1994, McCaskill posted his best season as a member of the White Sox, working entirely out of the bullpen. \u00a0He appeared in 40 games, racked up a career high 3 saves, and posted a 3.42 ERA. \u00a0Unfortunately for McCaskill and the White Sox, the season came to a premature end thanks to the players strike that wiped out the last month and a half of the season and the post-season.<\/p>\n

When the work stoppage finally ended and the 1995 season got underway, things went south, for both McCaskill and the White Sox. \u00a0His ERA jumped by nearly a run and a half as the White Sox fell to third place.<\/p>\n

1996 did not go any better. \u00a0McCaskill appeared in 29 games through the end of July and saw his ERA jump to nearly 7.00. \u00a0After giving up 4 hits and 2 runs in 1 inning of work against the Royals on July 20th, McCaskill was released by the White Sox. \u00a0“I don’t think you’re ever prepared for it,” McCaskill said. \u00a0“I’ve had a long career and it happens to a lot of people.” \u00a0Manager Terry Bevington said “It’s always tough to let someone go. \u00a0You don’t like seeing someone lose his job. \u00a0Kirk has had a good career with the White Sox.” \u00a0Thus endeth the major league career of Kirk McCaskill.<\/p>\n

McCaskill\u2019s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Wins<\/span><\/th>\nLosses<\/span><\/th>\nERA<\/span><\/th>\nSaves<\/span><\/th>\nIP<\/span><\/th>\nHits<\/span><\/th>\nRuns<\/span><\/th>\nER<\/span><\/th>\nWalks<\/span><\/th>\nStrike Outs<\/span><\/th>\nHR<\/span><\/th>\nHBP<\/span><\/th>\nGames<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
0<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n11.57<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n2.333<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n34<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.73<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n508<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n557<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n300<\/span><\/td>\n267<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n217<\/span><\/td>\n289<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n45<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n188<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n