Fassero calls it a career

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Jeff Fassero-R-Giants Feb. 9 - 6:19 pm et

 

 

After failing to impress the Dodgers during a Feb. 2 workout, 44-year-old Jeff Fassero has decided to call it a career.

 

Fassero took the rest of 2006 off after being cut by the Giants last May. While he was largely mediocre in the second half of his 16-year career, Fassero had quite a run for a guy who didn't debut until age 28. He finishes at 121-125 with a 4.11 ERA in 242 starts and 478 relief appearances. His prime as a starting pitcher didn't last long, but he had 15 wins with a 3.30 ERA for the Expos in 1996 and 16 wins with a 3.61 ERA for Seattle in 1997.

I'll always remember his good 2001 season and him filling in as closer.

[Schwarber Fan]

http://www.thediamondangle.com/archive/aug02/cubs/fassero1.jpg

enjoy retirement Jeff!

[FergieJ31]

Jeff Fassero-R-Giants Feb. 9 - 6:19 pm et

 

 

After failing to impress the Dodgers during a Feb. 2 workout, 44-year-old Jeff Fassero has decided to call it a career.

 

Fassero took the rest of 2006 off after being cut by the Giants last May. While he was largely mediocre in the second half of his 16-year career, Fassero had quite a run for a guy who didn't debut until age 28. He finishes at 121-125 with a 4.11 ERA in 242 starts and 478 relief appearances. His prime as a starting pitcher didn't last long, but he had 15 wins with a 3.30 ERA for the Expos in 1996 and 16 wins with a 3.61 ERA for Seattle in 1997.

I'll always remember his good 2001 season and him filling in as closer.

 

Me too, and I'll always have even fonder memories of Sammy going yard on him in the bottom of the 15th against the Cardinals in this game:

 

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B09021CHN2003.htm

[Butterscup1679666578]

I thought Fassero retired in like 04... :-s

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I thought Fassero retired in like 04... :-s

 

What he said.

[Backtobanks]

Who said crappy lefties can pitch forever? Apparently it's not true.

[Illini Iceman]

Who said crappy lefties can pitch forever? Apparently it's not true.

 

He wasn't a crappy lefty. He just got old.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Who said crappy lefties can pitch forever? Apparently it's not true.

 

He wasn't a crappy lefty. He just got old.

 

Oh, he was pretty crappy the past few years.

[Illini Iceman]

Who said crappy lefties can pitch forever? Apparently it's not true.

 

He wasn't a crappy lefty. He just got old.

 

Oh, he was pretty crappy the past few years.

 

That's because he got old.

[Shilzzz]

Who said crappy lefties can pitch forever? Apparently it's not true.

 

He wasn't a crappy lefty. He just got old.

 

Oh, he was pretty crappy the past few years.

 

That's because he got old.

 

regardless of age he was crappy.

 

i remember being scared everytime he took the mound towards the end of his stay in chicago.

[Magnetic Curses]

we hardly knew ye.

 

wait a minute, we knew too much about ye.

[cbbryan]

Who said crappy lefties can pitch forever? Apparently it's not true.

 

He wasn't a crappy lefty. He just got old.

 

Oh, he was pretty crappy the past few years.

 

That's because he got old.

 

regardless of age he was crappy.

 

i remember being scared everytime he took the mound towards the end of his stay in chicago.

 

Fassero and Veres................those two made my stomach turn when they pitched with the Cubs.

[oldstyle81]

Jeff Fassero-R-Giants Feb. 9 - 6:19 pm et

 

 

After failing to impress the Dodgers during a Feb. 2 workout, 44-year-old Jeff Fassero has decided to call it a career.

 

Fassero took the rest of 2006 off after being cut by the Giants last May. While he was largely mediocre in the second half of his 16-year career, Fassero had quite a run for a guy who didn't debut until age 28. He finishes at 121-125 with a 4.11 ERA in 242 starts and 478 relief appearances. His prime as a starting pitcher didn't last long, but he had 15 wins with a 3.30 ERA for the Expos in 1996 and 16 wins with a 3.61 ERA for Seattle in 1997.

I'll always remember his good 2001 season and him filling in as closer.

 

Me too, and I'll always have even fonder memories of Sammy going yard on him in the bottom of the 15th against the Cardinals in this game:

 

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B09021CHN2003.htm

 

i was at that game, Ramon martinez missed a walk off GS by a foot in the bottom on the 9th

[Soul]

Who said crappy lefties can pitch forever? Apparently it's not true.

 

He wasn't a crappy lefty. He just got old.

 

Oh, he was pretty crappy the past few years.

 

That's because he got old.

 

regardless of age he was crappy.

 

i remember being scared everytime he took the mound towards the end of his stay in chicago.

 

Fassero and Veres................those two made my stomach turn when they pitched with the Cubs.

 

Well, at least Fassero could actually *USE* the excuse of being old.