Anthony Young Maintained a Winning Attitude Even When The Losses Piled Up

I was saddened to hear of the passing of former MLB pitcher Anthony Young. He succumbed to inoperable brain cancer at the age of 51.

Young pitched in the bigs from 1991 to 1996 with the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs before ending his career in his hometown with the Houston Astros.

With a career record of 15-48, Young might have been the best losing pitcher in MLB history. While with the Mets during the 1992 and 1993 seasons, Young lost 27 consecutive decisions both as a starter and a reliever. He wasn't a bad pitcher at all. In fact, he filled in as the Mets' closer for the injured John Franco in '92 and compiled 15 saves. But the losses kept piling up. Yet he maintained a winning attitude. In an interview with The New York Daily News in 2009, Young said, "Everything that could happen, happened. It was just destiny, I guess."

But as you can see in the video above, Young and his Mets teammates were happy for him when he broke the streak on July 28, 1993 courtesy a walk-off single by future Hall of Famer Eddie Murray against the Florida Marlins.

It just goes to show that even the worst of times eventually pass. R.I.P.