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Grizzlies' new guy gets victory
By Bryant-Jon Anteola / The Fresno Bee
"New guy" is a fluid label in the Fresno Grizzlies clubhouse this season.
Through 102 games, 51 different players have played for the Grizzlies.
So it was somewhat understandable that Grizzlies manager Dan Rohn donned a confused look when asked to talk about "the new guy."
"Which one?" Rohn said.
The latest player to join Fresno would be Steve Hammond, who was the winning pitcher in the Grizzlies' 3-2 victory against the Salt Lake Bees on Monday at Chukchansi Park.
Pitching despite traveling half of the day and operating on just 30 minutes of sleep Sunday night, Hammond pitched two scoreless innings in relief and gave up just one hit and one walk in his Grizzlies debut.
In the process, Hammond (1-4) picked up his first win in Triple-A.
"I'm just going on adrenaline," Hammond said. "It's been a long, long day. But it's exciting to be part of a new organization and play right away."
Hammond was one of two players the San Francisco Giants acquired in their trade that sent second baseman Ray Durham to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Hammond began the year in Double-A with the Huntsville Stars and went 7-4 with a 3.45 ERA, then moved up to Triple-A with the Nashville Sounds and went 0-4 with a 7.41 ERA.
Hammond had been scheduled to start for the Sounds on Sunday but saw his name wasn't on the scorecard. When he went into the manager's office, he asked why he wasn't starting and was told he had been traded.
But there was a catch. He wasn't told which team was getting him.
So he spent all of Sunday's game and part of a bus ride back to Nashville wondering where his next destination would be before finally finding out his new team was the Giants.
"I was just so shocked," Hammond said.
He immediately began collecting his belongings in his apartment, took a 4:30 a.m. flight to get to Fresno by 8:30 a.m. and waited in the stadium's clubhouse until the 7:05 p.m. game time arrived.
"If he's going to be around, I wanted to pitch him," Rohn said. "When something like that happens to a player, they play on adrenaline and they usually do great.
"I thought he looked cool, calm, and collected out there. He was good."
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Grizzlies' new guy gets victory
By Bryant-Jon Anteola / The Fresno Bee
"New guy" is a fluid label in the Fresno Grizzlies clubhouse this season.
Through 102 games, 51 different players have played for the Grizzlies.
So it was somewhat understandable that Grizzlies manager Dan Rohn donned a confused look when asked to talk about "the new guy."
"Which one?" Rohn said.
The latest player to join Fresno would be Steve Hammond, who was the winning pitcher in the Grizzlies' 3-2 victory against the Salt Lake Bees on Monday at Chukchansi Park.
Pitching despite traveling half of the day and operating on just 30 minutes of sleep Sunday night, Hammond pitched two scoreless innings in relief and gave up just one hit and one walk in his Grizzlies debut.
In the process, Hammond (1-4) picked up his first win in Triple-A.
"I'm just going on adrenaline," Hammond said. "It's been a long, long day. But it's exciting to be part of a new organization and play right away."
Hammond was one of two players the San Francisco Giants acquired in their trade that sent second baseman Ray Durham to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Hammond began the year in Double-A with the Huntsville Stars and went 7-4 with a 3.45 ERA, then moved up to Triple-A with the Nashville Sounds and went 0-4 with a 7.41 ERA.
Hammond had been scheduled to start for the Sounds on Sunday but saw his name wasn't on the scorecard. When he went into the manager's office, he asked why he wasn't starting and was told he had been traded.
But there was a catch. He wasn't told which team was getting him.
So he spent all of Sunday's game and part of a bus ride back to Nashville wondering where his next destination would be before finally finding out his new team was the Giants.
"I was just so shocked," Hammond said.
He immediately began collecting his belongings in his apartment, took a 4:30 a.m. flight to get to Fresno by 8:30 a.m. and waited in the stadium's clubhouse until the 7:05 p.m. game time arrived.
"If he's going to be around, I wanted to pitch him," Rohn said. "When something like that happens to a player, they play on adrenaline and they usually do great.
"I thought he looked cool, calm, and collected out there. He was good."
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