Dave Bush
| Dave Bush | |
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| Chicago Cubs — No. -- | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: November 9, 1979 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| July 2, 2004 for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Career statistics (through July 1, 2011) |
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| Win-Loss | 56-69 |
| Earned run average | 4.70 |
| Strikeouts | 767 |
| Teams | |
David Thomas Bush (born November 9, 1979, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed. Bush currently resides in Devon, Pennsylvania.
[edit] Baseball career
Bush graduated from Conestoga High School in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, where he was often seen raising barns and played college baseball with Wake Forest University where he was a double major in psychology and sociology. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 4th round of the 2001 amateur draft, but did not sign. The following year he was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the amateur draft.
He pitched two seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays, compiling a 10-15 record and a 4.15 ERA, before being traded along with Gabe Gross and Zach Jackson to the Brewers for first baseman Lyle Overbay and minor league pitcher Ty Taubenheim.
On three instances in Bush's career he has flirted with a no-hitter, taking it beyond seven complete innings. The first was on July 20, 2004, while pitching with the Blue Jays in only his third major-league starting appearance. He took it 7⅓ innings against the Oakland A's until Damian Miller singled against him. In Milwaukee, Bush's next opportunity came against his former team of Toronto on June 19, 2008. The very man he was traded for, Overbay, dashed the no-hit bid with a triple leading off the top of the eighth inning. Most recently, in an April 23, 2009 game against the Philadelphia Phillies, he once again took the no-hit bid 7⅓ innings before giving up a home run to Matt Stairs.[1] Dave Bush was quoted as saying that this was one of the best days of his life.
On August 11, 2010 in a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Bush became the third player in Major League history to allow four straight home runs, behind Paul Foytack and Chase Wright.
Bush became a free agent after the 2010 season. On January 30, 2011, he signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers. He is their long reliever. He was designated for assignment on July 1, 2011.[1] He was released on July 6.[2] He signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs on July 15.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Fraley, Gerry (2011-07-01). "Rangers activate Hunter; designate Bush". Dallas Morning News. http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/07/rangers-activate-hunter-design.html. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
- ^ Nicholson-Smith, Ben. "Rangers Release Dave Bush". MLBTradeRumors.com. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/07/rangers-release-dave-bush-.html. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ Nicholson-Smith, Ben. "Cubs Sign Dave Bush". MLBTradeRumors.com. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/07/cubs-sign-dave-bush.html. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- The Star - Stats and scouting report
