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Szuminski Watch

This spring SI's Szuminskimeter has tracked Padres pitcher and
rocket scientist Jason Szuminski, 25, in his quest to become the
first MIT grad to make the majors.

In a meeting last Saturday that Szuminski described as "short and
sweet," Padres manager Bruce Bochy told the rocket scientist that
he had made the team. Szuminski finished the spring with a 3.95
ERA, which was inflated by a poor final outing. "This is not the
end of the road," Szuminski says. "I'd like to pitch well and
stay around for a while. As for the Szuminskimeter, he says,
"It's been amusing. And that little pressure from the media
helped."

COLOR PHOTO: RONALD C. MODRA (SZUMINSKI)

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