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Jack (the leather rocket) Leathersich is now pitching for the AAA Iowa Cubs. He pitched against Las Vegas last night. His ERA for the season is 10.29, so I doubt we'll be seeing him in the majors any time soon.

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Reporting from m Oriole Park: Manny Machado just went down with a wrist injury following a hard but clean slide by Andrew McCutcheon.

Coming on to play third for Baltimore, making his season debut ... Ruben Tejada!


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John Lannan is a Long Island Duck.

Departing right before major team success soon took on a thematic quality for Lannan. His short tenure with the Mets came one year before they won the NL pennant.

“It was a transition year for them,” Lannan said. “You could see they had potential. Terry [Collins] was doing a great job with that team. You could see they had the pieces and it was just a matter of it coming together. And it did, the year after.”

Lannan had high praise for Collins.

“Most managers I played for were really great,” Lannan said. “But in Terry’s case, he really does care about the players and their well-being. It seems like he really wants them to handle everything the right way and make sure every player is all right, which is a great quality to have as a manager.”


David Aardsma, too.

Ducks closer David Aardsma said he hopes to return from the disabled list early this week. Aardsma, who has been bothered by a pectoral injury, hasn’t pitched since May 28.

“It really didn’t affect me while pitching,” he said. “It was more after, and it was more of the concern that, because of [the injury], I would start pitching differently and maybe hurt something real.”

Aardsma, who has five saves and a 1.50 ERA in 12 innings in 12 appearances, is anxious to get back on the mound.

“I’m going crazy,” he said with a chuckle. “I’m losing it . . . But you understand the process.”


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from Rotoworld:

"Ike Davis struck out the side for the Dodgers' Arizona League team Sunday in his first inning as a full-time pitcher.
Davis, 30, decided to make the switch to the mound earlier this season after getting off to a rough start as a hitter at Triple-A Oklahoma City. Pitching isn't totally new to him, though, as Davis was a reliever in college at Arizona State. Eric Longenhagen of Fangraphs.com reports that Davis was sitting in the 88-92 mph range with his fastball Sunday in the rookie-level AZL. He's obviously not a great bet to make it to the majors as a pitcher, but it will be an interesting story to track."

Did anybody else know about this?


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smg58 wrote:
Did anybody else know about this?


Well I remember the part about him pitching in college and heard a brief mention just recently about him considering the pitching option, although it wasn't clear as to whether this was still
just an idea or an actual plan ready to test-drive.


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Rick Anderson, welcome to Detroit!

The Tigers announced the new coaching staff to go with Ron Gardenhire. Anderson was a member of the 1986 Mets champs, and, I think, went with Ed Hearn to the Royals in the David Cone deal.

Rick Anderson - Bullpen Coach
Anderson, 50, most recently served as the pitching coach for the Minnesota Twins from 2002-14. During his tenure as pitching coach, the Twins advanced to the postseason six times, including three consecutive seasons from 2002-04. He guided Johan Santana to the American League Cy Young Award in 2004 and 2006, while Joe Nathan won the Rolaids Relief Man Award in 2009. Over his 13 seasons in Minnesota, the Twins issued the fewest walks among all Major League clubs with 5,462 walks, which were 674 fewer walks issued than the second place team (St. Louis, 5,719 walks).

Prior to joining the Twins Major League coaching staff, Anderson served as a pitching coach for several Minor League teams, including Triple A Salt Lake (1995-2002), Double A Nashville (1993-94), Single A Kenosha (1990-92) and Rookie-level Sarasota (1989). A 24th round selection by the New York Mets in the 1978 MLB First-Year Player Draft, Anderson played 11 seasons in professional baseball, including parts of three seasons in the Major Leagues. In 28 career big league appearances, including 10 starts, Anderson had a 4-4 record with a 4.75 ERA (96.2IP/51ER) and 42 strikeouts.

A native of Everett, WA, Anderson and his wife, Rhonda, reside in Fort Myers, FL. The couple has two daughters, Cortnie and Ashley, and one son, Ricky.


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How is Rick Anderson only 50? That would suggest he was holding up the back end of the bullpen for the 1986 Mets at 19 years old.


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Which brings us to a useful Once We Were Kings side project: THE BURLY BACKUPS

Below is a list of all Mike Piazza's backups during his tenure as the Mets catcher. Some covered for him during periods of injury, some sat and waited for him to take a blow, some just came up for a few days during a roster crunch. Some played another position usually, but got an appearance or two in the catcher's box.

Pick a burly backup, look him up, and find out what he's doing now. Copy the list and add the new information.

I notice Jason Phillips is no longer bullpen catcher for the Dodgers. WEAK PLACE FOR YOU TO PINCH PENNIES, FARHAN ZAIDI!

Alberto Castillo: Catching Coach, DSL Mets 2
Ramon Castro:
Joe DePastino:
Mike DiFelice:
Jorge Fabregas:
Joe Hietpas:
Todd Hundley:
Mike Kinkade:
Jason Phillips:
Todd Pratt:
Jim Tatum:
Tom Wilson:
Vance Wilson: Bullpen Coach, Kansas City Royals
Todd Zeile:


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Alberto Castillo: Catching Coach, DSL Mets 2
Ramon Castro:
Joe DePastino: Roving minor league catching instructor for the Tigers
Mike DiFelice:
Jorge Fabregas:
Joe Hietpas:
Todd Hundley:
Mike Kinkade:
Jason Phillips:
Todd Pratt:
Jim Tatum:
Tom Wilson:
Vance Wilson: Bullpen Coach, Kansas City Royals
Todd Zeile:


Joe DePastino spent 10 years in the minors and made his Metly debut in August 2003, getting just two at-bats. He was manager of the West Michigan Whitecaps, A-Midwest League, for two glorious season before becoming a roving instructor.


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Well, I'm uncertain about that standard, since the Y's there are serving as vowels, but on those terms, Ed Lynch ties Ty's score at 85.7.


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