thefightins.com - 7/2/2008
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Phillies Opening Day starter Brett Myers has been optioned to the minors. He is now a proud member of the Phillies AAA-affiliate, Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Myers was a lowly 3-9 for The Fightin’s this year, having given up 115 hits in just over 101 innings while posting an unimpressive 2-to-1 K/BB ratio. He also gave up an MLB-worst 24 home runs. Three more than his closet ...
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Weed Out the Crap: Brett Myers
Babes Love Baseball —
... a big league-leading 24 bombs so far this season before being demoted -- something the NL East-leading Phillies can't afford with just 1.5 games separating them from the Florida Marlins. The 29-year-old right-hander, who was 3-9 after giving up five bombs in just over two innings of Friday night’s 8-7 loss to the Texas Rangers, also has the sixth-worst ERA in the majors at 5.84 ERA. [AP] | [The Final Score] | [The 700 Level] | [The Fightins]
Gorzo Is Gonzo
Bugs & Cranks —
... Gorzelanny’s demotion follows a week-long trend of established major leaguers heading to AAA. On Tuesday, the Phillies sent down struggling starter Brett Myers, while on Thursday the Braves ...
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blog.baseballdigestdaily.com 7/2/2008 — There were rumors swirling after Brett Myers' last start that the struggling Phillies starter would move to the bullpen in an effort to get him back on track. Today, the Philadelphia Phillies dropped a mini-bombshell when they announced that Myers was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley and will be inserted into their starting rotation on Wednesday. After compiling a 3-9 record with a ...
Myers Demoted
thegoodphight.com 7/2/2008 —
To Triple-A. He'll start Wednesday night for the Iron Pigs. Very interesting.
Myers had to agree to the assignment, and did so. Pat Gillick offers praise:
"I can't say enough about Brett's willingness to accept this assignment," Phillies GM ...
Congratulations RJ Swindle - Your Newest Philadelphia Phillie!
thegoodphight.com 7/2/2008 —
To replace Brett Myers, the Phillies called up RJ Swindle today . Yup, the RJ Swindle that has become a Good Phight favorite. The RJ Swindle who throws a curve in the low 50s and a fastball in the mid 80s. The RJ Swindle that did ...
