August 29, 200322 yr On E-Lo: Watch Esteban Loaiza pitch this year, and the question isn't how he's managing to succeed, but why he wasn't one of the best pitchers in the league to begin with. Loaiza throws everything hard, topping out at 94 mph on the radar gun, but rarely falling below 84. His fastball moves, his cutter darts, his slider bites, and when he's on, Loaiza hits the outside edges of the strike zone routinely. The F-word – you know, the one that rhymes with juke – is the furthest thing from anyone's mind with Loaiza. Loaiza's improvement isn't totally without reason. A Sox Fan on why Sox fans are unhappy: "We are indeed a terrible, miserable group of devout fans. We don't like losing. It is personal. Chicago is not a city of hope. Hope has never won anything in Chicago sports history. Hope is for Cubs fans."
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