I rarely look at the Philadelphia Phillies home page for information, but with all the draft stuff lately, I thought I’d surf on over and get whatever I could from the ‘horse’s mouth’. They’ve linked to the Lynx 20 man roster posted on the Lynx website (how did I miss this?). I noticed a couple of the names I’d been hoping for - Jaramillo, Scales and Swann - a few others have made the Phillies 40 man roster - e.g. Ruiz and Bourn. As I understand it, during the regular season only 25 of the 40 will be up with the parent club, leaving the remaining 15 for assignment throughout the organization (ie. A,AA,AAA); which means we may yet get to see Bourn tear up the basepaths in Ottawa.
Archive for November 16th, 2006
Welcome back? - UPDATED
Posted by Carl on November 16, 2006
** UPDATE **: Links corrected
Is Pedro Swann headed back for a second stint in Ottawa? - I sure hope so - he was the Ottawa Lynx MVP in 2003, and he sounds like a classy guy.
“Leiper, who rejoined the Lynx this year after managing in the Boston chain last season, said he developed an appreciation for Swann from the opposing dugout.
“Managing against him, I knew he was a good player,” Leiper said, “I had a lot of respect for him, but you never (appreciate it) until a guy like that is in your room. You can’t outwork him, doing anything; lifting weights, running, anything. He does everything right. He’s awesome to have everyday.”
Swann said he wouldn’t have it, couldn’t have it any other way.
“You can’t just show up at the field and expect good things to happen,” he said. “You have to prepare yourself. If you need work in one area, you come early, and work on that.
“Game preparation is a big part of (how I play). I couldn’t just see myself just showing up and playing the game.” “
Read the whole article. And cross your fingers.
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