May 02, 2008 in philasophy
Hang in there guys. Good things come to those who wait. Perhaps try praying to Satan?
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May 02, 2008 in Flyers
Close your Eyes. The Flyers have got a big suprise. Bye bye Montreal you French Canadian homos.
May 02, 2008 in Phillies
From the Reading Eagle, 5/2/08:
The left-handed reliever that Philadelphia Phillies general manager Pat Gillick has spent months searching for?
Turns out Gillick might have found him in Reading’s starting rotation.
Word came down from Philadelphia Thursday to shake up the Double-A club’s pitching staff, with Josh Outman and Fabio Castro sent to the bullpen. The move of Castro isn’t a surprise: All but one of his 26 appearances with Philadelphia over the last two seasons have come out of the bullpen.
For the 23-year-old Outman, however, it’s big news since he’s been projected as a starter and a potential member of the rotation in Philadelphia.
The order to get him accustomed to coming out of the bullpen signals that the Phillies see him helping them, and soon. He could very well be in the big leagues by mid-June.
“They feel like the need in the major leagues (right now) is for a left-handed reliever,” said Phillies minor league pitching coordinator Gorman Heimueller. “I think he suits that (role). I have no doubt that he’s got the stuff to do it.”
J.C. Romero is the only left-hander in Charlie Manuel’s bullpen in Philadelphia.
The only other left-handers on the Phillies’ 40-man roster are Castro, J.A. Happ, a starter at Triple-A Lehigh Valley, Jamie Moyer and Mike Zagurski’s, who’s on the disabled list and out for the year. With no success trying to acquiring a lefty from another organization, the Phillies now are looking internally.
In four seasons, Outman, a former 10th-round draft pick, has a 29-16 record with a 2.97 ERA. He throws a 93-94 mph fastball and has 375 strikeouts over 369 2/3 innings.
Said Heimmueller: “I was told today they want him to pitch out of the bullpen, pitch more than one inning, and work on using all his pitches, mainly the breaking ball, and that’s what we’re gonna do.”
Outman is 1-2 with a 3.16 ERA in five starts this season.
The 23-year-old Castro is 3-0 with a 2.96 ERA in five starts for Reading this season. He has a 3.06 ERA over 351/3 big league innings for the Phillies.
