C.J. Wilson's shot at redemption

October, 24, 2011

10/24/11

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By Jim Bowden | ESPN.com

Texas Rangers Game 5 starter C.J. Wilson has cemented his place in baseball history. After losing Game 1 of the World Series, Wilson became the first pitcher to lose the All-Star Game as well as a game in each division series, league championship series and World Series.

If this bothers Wilson, he’s not showing it.

Texas manager Ron Washington told me he was confident that Derek Holland, his starter on Sunday night, would pitch a gem and go deep into the game. Indeed, Holland did, going 8 1/3 innings, giving up just two hits the entire game. Before Game 1, Washington said "C.J. owes us," and he's confident that Wilson will pay up tonight.

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Jim Bowden

Bowden, who served as the senior vice president and GM for the Cincinnati Reds and the Washington Nationals, is an analyst for ESPN.com. In 1992, Bowden became the youngest GM in MLB history when the Reds hired him at age 31. The Reds finished in first place twice during his 10 years as GM, and he was named MLB Executive of the Year by Baseball America in 1999. After working for ESPN in 2004, Bowden became the first GM of the Washington Nationals when the franchise relocated from Montreal to Washington, D.C., in 2005, working in that role until the 2009 season. Bowden co-hosts the "Inside Pitch" radio show on Sirius XM satellite radio. Follow on Twitter: @JimBowdenESPNxm.