Scott Eyre

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**Scott Eyre**
Born: May 30, 1972 (1972-05-30) (age 36) Inglewood, California
Chicago Cubs — No. 47
Relief pitcher
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
Major League Baseball debut
August 1, 1997 for the Chicago White Sox
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Win-Loss	21-29
Earned run average	4.37
Strikeouts	483
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1997-2000) Toronto Blue Jays (2001-2002) San Francisco Giants (2002-2005) Chicago Cubs (2006-present)

Scott Alan Eyre (born May 30, 1972) is a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. On November 18, 2005 Eyre signed a 3-year contract with the Chicago Cubs. Eyre, who was born in Inglewood, California, graduated from Southern Idaho Junior College and was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 9th round in 1991. In 1994, he was traded to the Chicago White Sox and made his major league debut in Chicago on August 1, 1997. Eyre was traded in 2000 to the Toronto Blue Jays. Eyre was selected off waivers from the Blue Jays by the Giants in 2002. He spent the next several seasons as an effective reliever for the San Francisco Giants.

Eyre joined the Cubs at the start of the 2006 season and pitched his way to an ERA of 3.38. He was one of the more consistently used relievers on a pitching staff that often struggled. He was used mainly in 7th and 8th inning situations in tandem with Bob Howry with Eyre being used more often in Lefty vs. Lefty situations.

The 2007 season is Eyre's second with the Cubs, and has been somewhat tumultuous for him. During the first half of the season he was using sparingly posting a 6.60 ERA as of the All-Star Break. Since then however, he has made a tremendous turn around, putting up a post All-Star ERA of under 1.00 and has found his way into many more close game situations.

Scott's brother, Willie, is also a pitcher in the major leagues, currently pitching for the Texas Rangers. They also have another, younger brother, Robert Grace, who is playing in the minor league system of the San Francisco Giants. All three are pitchers.

Scott has noted that Lou Piniella could not remember his name for the longest time and called him "Stevie" for a while, jokingly, even after he learned Scott's real name. According to Cubs play-by-play broadcaster Len Kasper, Piniella has since begun intentionally pronouncing his name "Stevie Aye-er."

Scott has become very popular amongst die-hard Cubs fans throughout Chicago. Known for shutting down the most threatening of scoring opportunities, and his spectacular soul patch, Eyre has earned the nickname "The Big Pirate".

During a game against the Houston Astros on September 12, 2007, Eyre left the Cubs’ bullpen, and wandered around Minute Maid Park. WGN’s cameras eventually spotted him watching the game through an opening in the stadium’s score board.^[1]