Brett Myers
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| Philadelphia Phillies — No. 39 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: August 17, 1980 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| July 24, 2002 for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Win-Loss | 59-47 |
| Saves | 21 |
| ERA | 4.34 |
| Strikeouts | 773 |
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Brett Allen Myers (born August 17, 1980 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a MLB pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies.
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[edit] High school career
As a senior at Englewood High School in Jacksonville, Florida, Myers posted an 8 win-2 loss record and a 0.80 ERA in 78.0 innings pitched. He was an amateur boxer when he was a teenager. Brett was awarded "Male Athlete of the Year" in 1999 at Englewood High School. He shared the award with Rashean Mathis, cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
[edit] Pro career
On February 1, 2007 the Phillies announced they had agreed to a 3-year, $25.75 million contract extension with Myers. Because of general ineffectiveness and injuries to other starting pitchers , he was moved to the bullpen on April 18th. When then closer, Tom Gordon, was sent to the disabled list because of rotator cuff inflammation on May 2[1], Myers took over the closer role for the team. Following Gordon's return from the DL, Myers remained in the closer role due to his effectiveness in the position.
On May 25, 2007, Myers went on the disabled list for the first time in his career with a strained right shoulder.
In the off-season, the Phillies announced Myers would return to the rotation, since they had traded for all-star closer Brad Lidge.
On February 26, 2008, Myers was named the Opening Day starter for the Phillies. Myers will face the Washington Nationals on March 31, 2008.[1]
[edit] Domestic violence charge and other trouble
On June 23, 2006 Myers was arrested and charged with assault after hitting his wife Kim Myers on a downtown Boston street, after an argument. [2] The Phillies received criticism from some media members and women's organizations for not benching Myers.[3] Myers took a short leave of absence from the team. During a pre-trial hearing on October 5, 2006, Kim Myers indicated that she did not want her husband prosecuted, and despite the prosecutor's insistence of filing charges, the case was dismissed. The couple has been in marriage counseling since the arrest [4].
Myers was involved in a confrontation with Philadelphia Inquirer beat writer Sam Carchidi after Myers gave up two home runs, including the go-ahead homer, against the San Diego Padres, on August 25, 2007. After Brett made light of the homers, Carchidi asked him if he thought the home run balls he gave up were pop ups. Myers responded by calling Carchidi "a fuckin' retard," which was followed by Carchidi sarcastically asking him how to spell "retard". Myers then told Carchidi that "...it's in your fucking vocabulary..." which Carchidi responded by sarcastically complimenting Myers for being "classy." That set Myers into a profanity-laced verbal fight with Carchidi in which he threatened to knock Carchidi out, while other members of the Phillies and Philadelphia media tried to separate the two. Pat Burrell was one of the people holding back Myers.[5]
[edit] Trivia
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- In a staple of every Phillies game known as "Ask the Players", Myers states that his childhood hero was "The Incredible Hulk".
- His entrance theme is "Lights Out" By P.O.D..
- During Spring Training 2008, Myers spearheaded an elaborate prank on Kyle Kendrick involving a fake trade to Japan. The prank was notably successful, with manager Charlie Manuel, assistant general manager Ruben Amaro, Jr., the Phillies clubhouse, Kendrick's agent, and the press corps all in on the joke. Kendrick was completely fooled until Myers jumped in from behind, shouting "You know what I say? You just got PUNK'D!"[2]
- He gave up the longest home run in US Cellular Field history of 504 feet hit by Joe Borchard.
[edit] External links
- Brett Myers - Myers' statistics, news, and information at AroundtheDiamond.com.
- Myers' statistics at Baseball Reference.
- Brett Myers Major and Minor League Statistics at The Baseball Cube.
- Brett Myers profile and statistics at ESPN.com.
- "Start Yields Boos for Myers and Criticism for Phillies", New York Times, June 25, 2006.
- "911 Calls Described Myers Assault as Vicious", The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 13, 2006.
[edit] References
- ^ Philadelphia Phillies place closer Tom Gordon on disabled list. Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
- ^ Transcript of 911 calls publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer, (May 7, 2006, accessdate=2006-08-15).
- ^ Phillies should have stopped Myers's start (June 25, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
- ^ Wife gets case against Phillie dropped (Oct 5, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
- ^ Myers' altercation with reporter (Aug 26, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
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