Jason Lane: Relief Pitcher?

[xcrunner51]

If I recall correctly, he was 19th inning option for the legendary Game 4, 18 inning game against the Braves in 2005 NLDS.

[tellitlikeitis]

Former Astros outfielder Jason Lane pitched five shutout innings in first start for the Sugar Land Skeeters.

— Zachary Levine (@zacharylevine) June 19, 2012

[Smokey]

From World Series to indy baseball, time to find a real job.

[jdh008]

It appears that he's pulling double duty for the Skeeters. He has pitched a couple of times, including the five shutout innings Levine mentioned in that tweet and he also has 36 at-bats over ten games in the field. And why not, I guess? The more you're out there, the better chance you have to impress teams.

[juicystream]

Originally Posted by Smokey From World Series to indy baseball, time to find a real job.

He's probably made a couple million in his career. No reason for him not to do what he loves while he still can.

[Nook]

Originally Posted by Smokey From World Series to indy baseball, time to find a real job.

Playing baseball is all he has done for nearly 30 years. He probably doesn't know what to do with himself off the diamond.

[clutch citizen]

He hit a 3 run shot to tie the game on Saturday. They went on to win by 1

[Kam]

Time to make Corpus the Triple A team, and Sugar Land the Double A team. Buy them up Uncle Jim.

[TheRealist137]

Originally Posted by clutch citizen He hit a 3 run shot to tie the game on Saturday. They went on to win by 1

call him up!

[Big Shot Bob]

Former Big-Leaguer Jason Lane Flourishing in Indy League Jason Lane was just named Atlantic League pitcher of the month after posting a 2-0 record. According to the Skeeters' website, in 36.1 innings pitched in July, Lane struck out 27 while walking only seven. Lane, for those who don’t remember, was a member of the 2005 NL Champion Houston Astros. And that season was Lane’s shining moment in the MLB. He batted .267 with 26 home runs and 78 RBI to go along with 34 doubles. In six MLB seasons, Lane tallied 61 big flies and 189 RBI. However, Lane had a deep dark secret that he wanted people to know...he could pitch. Lane attended USC and in 1999 had spectacular numbers as a senior: 20 home runs, 68 RBI, a .356 average while slugging .764. But that’s not all. Not only was he a pitcher at USC, he was also the winning pitcher in the 1998 College World Series championship game. In the series he batted .571 with 15 hits and four home runs. Lane hasn’t appeared in a Major League game since 2007 and has spent time bouncing around the minors for a variety of teams. He has played for seven different organizations since 2005, his latest the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Independent Atlantic League. Lane had an opportunity to pitch a handful of innings as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays Triple-A team in Las Vegas, and most recently as a member of the Reno Aces, the Astros Triple-A affiliate. During his time with the Skeeters, he is making some take notice. This season Lane has amassed 70 plus innings, and has appeared in 12 games. He has a 4-4 record with a pretty impressive 2.99 ERA. Aside from that, Lane is still doing damage at the plate. In 166 at-bats, he’s batting .289 with eight home runs and 26 RBI. Not too shabby for a 35-year-old. Whether or not Lane makes it back to the bigs as a pitcher will remain to be seen, but he is doing everything he can and it seems to be working. In an interview with the Skeeters, Lane talks about his journey from Reno to Sugar land. Let’s hope when MLB rosters begin their playoff push Lane pops up on someone’s radar. He definitely deserves a shot. "In Reno, they gave me a few opportunities out of the bullpen," Lane said. "However, I feel like I got the short end of the stick, and I never felt I was able to show my best stuff in the limited amount of time I was given. That's when I talked to Gary [Gaetti] about joining the Skeeters. I'm very glad to be a part of this exciting situation with Sugar Land in the Atlantic League."

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...g-in-indy-role