Chris Sampson? Who is this guy?

[infiltraitor]

I was just wondering if anyone knows anything about him. I am from Houston and didn't even know they called him up. Does anyone know anything about him?

[nolanwood]

He used to be a SS. Took 3 years off from baseball and apparently made a successful return. He pitched a few innings in relief over the weekend, and this was his debut start today. Nothing special as far as stuff. Throws a ton of strikes. Got alot of groundball outs. Not a single K all day, though.

Due to his prior experience at SS, however, he looks to be a top notch defensive pitcher. He reacts very quickly once a ball is in play.

[madstork43]

he is a 28 year old infielder turned pitcher who is getting a spot start now that oswalt is on the DL. no k's and no a very high ceiling. Ground ball pitcher who will be back in the pen when Roy is done with his time off, especially now that Clemens is on his way back.