Do you remember when...?

Who is your favorite all-time pitcher from the University of Arizona?

There are many to choose from. Of course, closer Trevor Hoffman comes to mind, but that's a no-brainer...he's still around and in his 17th season and heading for Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame.

But how about some oldtimers? For instance, there's Tucson's own Ed Vosberg, currently the pitching coach for the Tucson Toros, who pitched 10 years in the Majors, finishing with a 10-15 record with 233.1 innings pitched. And, how about Craig Lefferts...remember him? Lefferts broke into the big leagues in 1993 with the Chicago Cubs. Lefferts threw 1,145 innings in his career, and ended up with a record of 58 wins and 72 losses. But, being an old guy, my favorite is Don Lee. Now, there's a name from the past. Lee broke into the Majors in 1957 and hung around for nine years. Lee, who was born in Globe, Arizona, went 40-44 in his career, while pitching a total of 828.1 innings.

And, of course, there's plenty of former Wildcat position players who took the field in a Major League uniform, such as Eddie Leon (1965), Ron Hassey (1974),Terry Francona (1978),and more recently players such as Kenny Lofton and J.T Snow.

But we'll hold those stories back for another day.