Brandon Webb

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44+2⁄3). [10] His three consecutive shutouts during the streak was the longest streak since Roger Clemens accomplished the same with Toronto in 1998. This streak came to an end when the Milwaukee Brewers scored in the first inning of his start on August 22, 2007.

Webb carried the D'backs rotation in 2007, leading the team as it won the National League West crown. Webb finished with a record of 18–10 with a 3.01 ERA. Webb pitched the first game of the 2007 playoffs against the Chicago Cubs. Webb pitched 7 innings of 1 run ball, striking out 9 en route to a win. [11]

The Diamondbacks went on to sweep the Cubs but fell to the Rockies in the NLCS, Webb falling in the first game. Webb allowed 4 runs in 6 innings, taking the loss. [12] The Diamondbacks were ultimately swept 4–0.

Webb began the 2008 season with nine straight wins, becoming the first Major League pitcher to do so since Andy Hawkins won his first ten in 1985. [13] Going into the All-Star break Webb was atop the Majors in wins, standing at 13–4 with an ERA of 3.21 and a WHIP of 1.13. [14] He made the All-Star team and threw a scoreless 14th inning with two strikeouts at Yankee Stadium.

Webb finished the 2008 season with a career high and NL leading 22 wins, against 7 losses. He finished second in the National League Cy Young voting to division rival Tim Lincecum. His 3.15 ground ball/fly ball ratio was the highest in the major leagues. [15]

In 2009, Webb was named #31 on the Sporting News' list of the 50 top current players in baseball. [16]

Webb pitched on opening day against the Colorado Rockies, but was limited to just four innings. On April 7, 2009, he was placed on the disabled list with right shoulder bursitis. On August 3, 2009, Dr. Keith Meister of the Rangers performed surgery on his right shoulder, ending his season. Despite the injury, after the 2009 season ended the Diamondbacks picked up Webb's $8.5 million option for 2010. The team would have had to pay a $2 million buyout had it declined. [17] Webb spent the year rehabbing his injury and did not appear at all in 2010.

Texas Rangers

Webb became a free agent at the conclusion of the season and on December 26, 2010, agreed to a one-year contract with the Texas Rangers. [18] Webb made his first appearance in a game in more than two years on May 30, 2011, pitching for Double-A Frisco. Over 3+1⁄3 innings, he allowed five runs on eight hits, struck out two, walked two and hit a batter.

On July 24, the Rangers announced Webb would undergo a second right rotator cuff surgery on August 1, 2011, that would sideline him until the start of the 2012 season. [19]

Retirement

Webb officially retired from Major League Baseball on February 4, 2013. [20] [21] In May 2013, he filed a workers' compensation claim against the Texas Rangers for shoulder, neck, back, arm, and musculo-skeletal system injuries. [22]

Pitches

Webb was mainly known for his sinker, regarded on a par with Roy Halladay and Chien-Ming Wang's as among the best in baseball at its best. [23] He threw it in the 87–91 mph range, a curveball (72–75), changeup (77–80), and occasionally a cutter against left-handed hitters. [24]

Webb's sinker made him an effective at groundball pitcher, with one of the best ground ball/fly ball ratios in the game, at more than 3.5:1. [25] His changeup could be useful for getting swinging strikes, yielding a 55% whiff rate in the 2008 season. [24]

Personal life

Webb and his wife, Alicia, make their home in Ashland, Kentucky. He decided to stick close to home for college, attending the University of Kentucky in Lexington.[ citation needed ]

In December 2007, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet renamed a section of U.S. Route 60 the "Brandon Webb Highway" in honor of Webb. [26]

In 2005 Webb established Brandon Webb's K Foundation, a charity that aims to "improve the lives of critically and chronically ill children throughout Arizona by providing daily support and life changing experiences." [27]

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Brandon Webb
Brandon Webb - All Star Game Red Carpet Parade.jpg
Webb in the 2008 All Star Game Red Carpet Parade
Pitcher
Born: (1979-05-09) May 9, 1979 (age 44)
Ashland, Kentucky, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 22, 2003, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Last MLB appearance
April 6, 2009, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Baseball America Rookie of the Year
2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by National League Pitcher of the month
April 2008		Succeeded by
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