GaryMrMets
06-26-2004, 02:12 PM
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/sports/9016308.htm
Posted on Sat, Jun. 26, 2004
Phillies Notes | Wolf, back from an injury, scheduled for a start today
By Todd Zolecki
Inquirer Staff Writer
BOSTON - From Olympic Stadium to Fenway Park. That's some serious yin and yang right there.
"It seems like there's a little more buzz, electricity, excitement, going on in this series than any other," Phillies lefthander Randy Wolf said before last night's interleague game against the Boston Red Sox. "I noticed that [in the clubhouse]. I can't explain what it is, but I definitely sensed it when I came in."
There should be a little more buzz, electricity and excitement this afternoon for the Phillies, who will welcome Wolf back to the mound for the first time since June 2. He went on the disabled list June 6 with tendinitis in his left elbow.
"You hope he's going to be a big boost for us," manager Larry Bowa said.
That's the expectation. Bowa has said that one of the reasons the Phillies have been inconsistent in June is that they have been without Wolf and fellow starter Vicente Padilla.
Padilla is still out and probably won't be back until sometime in August. But Wolf (2-3) is ready to roll. In his 10 starts this season, he is 2-3 with a 2.91 ERA. In two career starts at Fenway, he is 1-1 with a 2.93 ERA.
"I think pitching for the first time in three weeks is enough for me," Wolf said. "It's tough to be on the DL. It's tough not to contribute. The fact that I'll be out there again is going to be nice."
Wolf will be on a pitch count as he faces Red Sox righthander Bronson Arroyo (2-6, 4.76 ERA). He threw 51 pitches in his rehab start Monday for double-A Reading. He could throw somewhere between 70 and 80 today.
Kerrigan returns. Joe Kerrigan, the Phillies' pitching coach, returned to Fenway Park for the first time since 2001, when he served as the Red Sox' manager for the final 43 games of the season.
"It's strange being on the other side," he said.
The Red Sox fired Kerrigan, who had also served as their pitching coach from 1997 to 2001, during spring training in 2002.
Back to the farm. The Phillies optioned righthander Elizardo Ramirez to Reading after last night's game in order to activate Wolf. Ramirez had finally returned to the team after visa problems prevented him from going to Montreal. In 15 innings with the Phils, he had a 4.80 ERA.
Posted on Sat, Jun. 26, 2004
Phillies Notes | Wolf, back from an injury, scheduled for a start today
By Todd Zolecki
Inquirer Staff Writer
BOSTON - From Olympic Stadium to Fenway Park. That's some serious yin and yang right there.
"It seems like there's a little more buzz, electricity, excitement, going on in this series than any other," Phillies lefthander Randy Wolf said before last night's interleague game against the Boston Red Sox. "I noticed that [in the clubhouse]. I can't explain what it is, but I definitely sensed it when I came in."
There should be a little more buzz, electricity and excitement this afternoon for the Phillies, who will welcome Wolf back to the mound for the first time since June 2. He went on the disabled list June 6 with tendinitis in his left elbow.
"You hope he's going to be a big boost for us," manager Larry Bowa said.
That's the expectation. Bowa has said that one of the reasons the Phillies have been inconsistent in June is that they have been without Wolf and fellow starter Vicente Padilla.
Padilla is still out and probably won't be back until sometime in August. But Wolf (2-3) is ready to roll. In his 10 starts this season, he is 2-3 with a 2.91 ERA. In two career starts at Fenway, he is 1-1 with a 2.93 ERA.
"I think pitching for the first time in three weeks is enough for me," Wolf said. "It's tough to be on the DL. It's tough not to contribute. The fact that I'll be out there again is going to be nice."
Wolf will be on a pitch count as he faces Red Sox righthander Bronson Arroyo (2-6, 4.76 ERA). He threw 51 pitches in his rehab start Monday for double-A Reading. He could throw somewhere between 70 and 80 today.
Kerrigan returns. Joe Kerrigan, the Phillies' pitching coach, returned to Fenway Park for the first time since 2001, when he served as the Red Sox' manager for the final 43 games of the season.
"It's strange being on the other side," he said.
The Red Sox fired Kerrigan, who had also served as their pitching coach from 1997 to 2001, during spring training in 2002.
Back to the farm. The Phillies optioned righthander Elizardo Ramirez to Reading after last night's game in order to activate Wolf. Ramirez had finally returned to the team after visa problems prevented him from going to Montreal. In 15 innings with the Phils, he had a 4.80 ERA.