Borowski delivers for D-Rays
By Phil Rogers
Tribune baseball reporter
August 6, 2005, 4:19 PM CDT
Joe Borowski, whom the Cubs released in June, has been lights-out as a setup man for the Devil Rays. He joined the team July 14 and didn't allow a run in his first 10 games, giving up only three hits and two walks in 91/3 innings.
Borowski said he believes he could have contributed all season if not for the fractured wrist he suffered in spring training. He had a 6.55 ERA in 11 games for the Cubs but said he felt he was close to being back to form when he received his walking papers.
"It was almost like I was going through spring training again in Chicago," he said. "It's unfortunate. I was right there. When this [chance] came along, I had no doubts I could still pitch, so it happened to work out well."
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*Sigh* I thought it was the right move to get rid of him, but it looks like he needed a change of scenery.