I attended the Saturday match-up between the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs and the Louisville Bats to see Brian Gordon pitch, who I had previously written about here. Gordon is a 32-year old pitcher, a converted outfielder at age 28, who achieved his dream of making the Major Leagues in 2008 with the Texas Rangers. Gordon…
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Revisiting Acquiring John Mayberry Jr.
The Phillies entered the 2011 season minus an All-Star right fielder, down a top prospect, and with a lot of question marks after Ryan Howard‘s place in the line-up. An unlikely hero was found Opening Day when John Mayberry Jr., the fourth or possibly fifth outfielder at the time,had a pinch-hit single in the 9th…
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