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| Myers benefits from Millwood's experience |
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04/24/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - When a young pitcher gets started in the majors it's always beneficial if he can receive help off the field from a veteran teammate. Brett Myers is in his second big league season, and because of the high expectations the Philadelphia Phillies have for him, it's important that the 22-year-old righthander get help not just from pitching coach Joe Kerrigan, but also from a colleague on the pitching staff. Myers has done just that and has been receiving advice from 28-year-old righty Kevin Millwood, |
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| Eaton has come a long way |
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04/24/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Like many others before him, San Diego Padres pitcher Adam Eaton was drafted right out of high school. The 11th overall pick in the 1996 draft by the Philadelphia Phillies, Eaton dreamed of big things for his future and had the skills to warrant the positive outlook. Passing up a chance to head to Washington State to play college ball, Eaton inked a deal with the Phillies just two days before he was set to enroll. However, signing a rookie deal doesn't give you a direct path to the majors and the |
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| Atlanta Braves Team Report - April 24 |
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04/24/2003 |
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| victory in a Braves uniform tonight, when they conclude a three-game set with the Cardinals. Hampton (0-1, 7.20 ERA), was unsuccessful in his first start as Brave on Saturday, surrendering four runs on six hits over five innings of a 4-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. He also walked four and struck out one batter. Hampton is 10-7 with a 3.51 ERA in 19 career starts against the Cardinals. Maddux is now 2-0 in his last three starts, surrendering only four earned runs in 18 2/3 innings. Smoltz has converted 24 cons |
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| Colorado Rockies Team Report - April 24 |
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04/24/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Jason Jennings yielded five runs and seven hits over six innings of a 6-4 setback to the Philadelphia Phillies. Jennings, who has lost his last two starts, fanned six batters and walked three. Bobby Estalella belted a two-run homer and Larry Walker went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs batted in for the Rockies, who have dropped two in a row after a three-game win streak. Aaron Cook will get the ball for the Rockies today, when they close out a three-game set with the Philadelphia Phillies. Cook (1-1, |
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| Phillies place Polanco on disabled list |
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04/23/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies placed second baseman Placido Polanco on the 15-day disabled list prior to Wednesday's 6-4 win over Colorado. Polanco, who has an injured right hand, is batting .321 with one home run and five RBI in 14 games this season. Polanco joined the Phillies last season on July 29 in a trade with St. Louis involving Scott Rolen. Meanwhile, the club recalled Chase Utley from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. |
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| Padilla's four-hit shutout lifts Phillies over Braves |
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04/19/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Vicente Padilla tossed a four-hit shutout as the Philadelphia Phillies downed the Atlanta Braves, 4-0, at Turner Field. David Bell finished 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored for the Phillies, who evened the three-game series at one game apiece while ending a three-game skid. Padilla (3-1) struck out four without walking a batter. The 25-year-old righthander, who didn't allow a runner past second base until the seventh inning, posted his second career shutout. Pat Burrell also ha |
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| Expos enjoying part-time home |
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04/14/2003 |
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| f the contest, allowing four hits and one run over six frames of action. Closer Rocky Biddle (1-0) tallied the win after allowing two hits over two innings of relief. The victory kept the red hot Expos atop the NL East, one game ahead of the surging Philadelphia Phillies. It also marked just the third of a 10-game stint in Puerto Rico before returning to Olympic Stadium for six more home tilts. If the crowds and wins keep coming, maybe Montreal should cancel its flight to Canada and play out its homestand in San Jua |
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| Atlanta's ace hit hard again |
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04/10/2003 |
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| r. Maddux just finished another horrendous outing, dropping his third consecutive start to begin the year, something he's never done before. The righthander allowed 10 runs - seven earned - on 12 hits over 5 2/3 innings in Atlanta's 16-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. "It's not about making a good pitch half the time, some of the time. (It's about) making good pitches most of the time," a soft-spoken Maddux said in the locker room following Wednesday's game. "We're pitchers not hitters, we've got to be good more |
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| Millwood scratched from next start |
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04/09/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Kevin Millwood, who left his last start with a strained right groin, has been scratched from Thursday's start against Atlanta. Millwood, who was traded from Atlanta for catcher Johnny Estrada in December, left Saturday's game against Pittsburgh after hurling just three innings. With two outs in the top of the third, Millwood surrendered an RBI single to Randall Simon and was then visited on the mound by Phillies manager Larry Bowa and a trai |
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| Bowa suspension upheld |
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04/08/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The commissioners's office upheld the one-game suspension of Philadelphia Phillies manager Larry Bowa as Major League Baseball president and CEO Bob DuPuy denied Bowa's appeal on Tuesday. Bowa, who was also fined an undisclosed amount, will serve his suspension in Tuesday's game against Atlanta. He was suspended for his involvement during a bench-clearing episode with He was suspended for his involvement during a bench-clearing episode with the Toronto Blue Jays in spring training ac |
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