WATCH: Hammel "Tried to stay as sharp as I could"

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Video Description: Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel discusses staying ready to pitch despite missing a week of baseball.

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“’We’re just trying to go one game at a time,” Hammel said to reporters Wednesday night. “I’m going to go with the cliché there. I’ve seen crazy things happen in baseball. We have to play 162 before we can start the next step.”

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