In 1994, during the Zingrods Golden Era, Bret Saberhagen had the second-lowest ERA in the league. Maddux was lowest, which is no surprise, but the fact that he was a full 1.2 points lower is pretty impressive. In 1995, Pete "Raise Your Hand If You're" Schourek was runner-up for the Cy Young award (the winner, of course, was Maddux) and his ERA was higher by an even wider margin - 1.6 points!

But this page isn't about Maddux; it's about Schourek, who has something in common with Saberhagen again. They both made comebacks in 1998 after a couple of injury-marred seasons. Saberhagen was more successful. Schourek was pretty decent in Houston, but as Cordova, Schmidt, Lieber and others can testify, run support can be a problem in Pittsburgh, and the Zingrods released him after the 1998 season. However, they re-acquired him in 2000 after he was picked up by the Red Sox. More once-dominant veteran pitchers (including Sabes) have had their careers resurrected by the fountain of youth in Boston than I can name. No longer a front-line starter, he still might have value as a reserve.