Scherzer looks confidently to first start
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A Scher-zer Thing: Media Takes it to the Max
Published 5/7/2008 at JoeSportsFan.com
Monday night, Diamondbacks rookie Max Scherzer made his debut start, giving up five runs (two earned) in four innings. In the hoopla leading up to the start, Jason Major included Scherzer in a Top 7 list, and MLB.com revealed the most unusual of superstitions Scherzer developed while in college at the University of Missouri:
His parents met at the University of Missouri and he played for Missouri, where he was named Big 12 Pitcher of the Year in 2005. And while there, he reeled off a five-game scoreless tear, wearing his underwear backwards, a mistake he made suiting up for what turned out to be the initial win of that streak.
"I realized ...

