Oliver Perez and Mark Phillips
Fri, Sep 13, 2002
by Geoff Young
Oliver Perez and GM Kevin Towers are at odds over whether Perez should pitch in Mexico this winter. Perez isn’t a very big guy who has thrown a lot of pitches this year. I can certainly understand his wanting to be loyal to his home town, but as Towers says, Perez has to think about where he’s going to make his living. According to Towers, if Perez pitches this winter, he won’t pitch in spring training and might start the season in the minors. Stay tuned…
In other news, the Storm evened their series with Stockton after a 7-2 victory. Mark Phillips, after pitching his shortest outing of the season last week, threw the first nine-inning complete game of his career (and first of the season for Elsinore). Khalil Greene singled and walked three times in five trips to the plate, and Cal League batting champ Jon Knott hammered a two-run homer in support of Phillips, who spun a four-hitter. The two teams meet again tonight and tomorrow night at the Diamond, with a possible deciding game Sunday if needed.
And now I leave you with what I find to be an interesting site: Knuckleball Headquarters
Enjoy…
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