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Pote Back to Hanshin 1-Gun as Starter?
Following on from these reports (you have to scroll down a bit on the page), this from SanSpo regarding Pote:

Lou Pote, currently with the Hanshin farm team, may return to the top team as the sixth starting pitcher.

Since being branded unsuitable to use as a reliever and sent to the farm on April 16, Pote has pitched in five games, four as starter. In yesterday's farm game against Surpass, Pote kept the opposition line-up scoreless for six innings, but loaded the bases and gave up two runs in the seventh, whereupon he was replaced.

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Re: Pote Back to Hanshin 1-Gun as Starter?
[ Author: torakichi | Posted: Jun 5, 2003 9:23 AM | HT Fan ]

This translated from SanSpo:
Arias on DL, Pote back from Farm

George Arias continues to suffer from a fever and diarrhoea, and his name was removed from the squad line-up on June 4. After a check-up at a hospital in Nishinomiya City, Arias was diagnosed as having "viral enteritis."

Meanwhile, Lou Pote returned to the top team from the farm. Vowing to clear his name, Pote said that he was "at 95%. Tomorrow I'll be at 96%. In five days I'll be at 100% top form."

Pote's record at ni-gun reads 5 games, 1 win, 0 losses, ERA 1.77. With Hanshin looking to acquire another reliever from overseas, Pote finds himself in a tight spot, and will be looking to regain his position with the team.
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Re: Pote Back to Hanshin 1-Gun as Starter?
[ Author: torakichi | Posted: Jun 7, 2003 3:38 PM | HT Fan ]

Lou Pote made his first appearance on the mound for Hanshin after coming back from a spell at the farm last night.

He relieved Trey Moore in the 6th inning. With Hanshin leading 4-3, Pote gave up 3 hits from 4 batters, and allowed Yakult to tie the scores before he exited with only 1 out. Yoshino come out and managed to retire the 2 remaining batters without further runs.

Good to see Pote back, but he'll have to do a bit better than that, I'm afraid. I'm confident that he will - perhaps a few first-night-back nerves?
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