Scott Eyre News Archives

The Philadelphia Phillies may not want to be blinded by the bright light of New York, but in this case, Phillies' pitchers Scott Eyre, Cliff Lee and Brad Lidge were simply shielding their eyes as they tracked a fly ball during batting practice on Monday.

It took all night, but Cliff Lee finally lost his cool. Just a little. He had just returned to the Phillies clubhouse after doing the media room session only to find another swarm of reporters around his locker stall.

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Philadelphia Phillies pitchers Scott Eyre , from left, Cliff Lee and Brad Lidge shield their eyes as they track a fly ball during batting practice, Monday, Oct.

The last two weeks of Phillies baseball have been filled with so many highs that it's easy to forget about all their regular-season challenges and struggles.

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Scott Eyre jumps into the arms of Ryan Howard as teammates celebrate on the mound after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of their Major League Baseball NLCS playoff series in Philadelphia on Wednesday Jayson Werth hit two home runs as reigning World Series champions Philadelphia beat the Los Angeles Dodgers ...

Here's a hint: The same guy is the only Phillies pitcher not to allow a baserunner this postseason.

One night after losing, 11-0, the Dodgers blow a chance for a series-tying victory with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning.

PHILADELPHIA -- Perhaps it was just the champagne talking, but in their victorious clubhouse in the wee hours of Thursday morning, the Philadelphia Phillies, their second straight trip to the World Series secured only an hour or so earlier, ignored one of baseball's strict rules of decorum: Never speak about your next playoff opponent until you know for certain who it is.

'Bring on A-Rod and the Yankees!' blurted lefty Scott Eyre, soaked from head to toe in champagne and beer. 'Oops. I mean, if they win.'

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They're on a familiar path, facing the Dodgers for the second straight year in the National League Championship Series, but this time the Phillies don't know how it's going to end.

So far this post-season, one of the biggest mysteries for the Phillies has been who would come trotting to the mound when the bullpen gate swung open.

Phillies left-hander Scott Eyre tumbled to the Coors Field turf Sunday night, and limped out of the visitors' clubhouse a couple hours later.

As Scott Eyre hobbled out of the Phillies' clubhouse late Sunday night, the severity of his sprained right ankle wasn't known.

DENVER The baseball old-timers say you can't get too high or low. You've got to find a comfortable plateau and avoid the peaks and valleys.

It is one of those mysteries of the modern game. No matter how well a starting pitcher is throwing or how few pitches he has thrown, that pitcher almost never is allowed to finish a game, especially if it is close.

Despite injuries Scott Eyre just keeps pitching his way into Philadelphians hearts.

No sign of Scott Eyre on the field during batting practice, so a few of us intrepid beat reporters asked Ruben Amaro Jr.

Ryan Howard's two-run double followed by Jayson Werth's go-ahead single led Philadelphia's three-run, two-out rally in the ninth, as the defending World Series-champion Phillies filled out baseball's championship series with a 5-4 victory over Colorado at Coors Field.

I didn't have to be there to know what happened. My dad, a couple times a week, will turn off the TV in frustration and toss aside the remote.

Pregame greetings from a possible clincher. Last night's game will be hard to top; hope you were able to stay up for what I thought was the most entertaining game of the season.

When Charlie Manuel said his bullpen was his palette for improvisational managing, he wasn't kidding.

Your brain says they can't win eight more this way. Your heart says you won't be around for it if they do.

The series had it all, from howling winds to a snowout to the coldest postseason game ever played to a pitcher leaving the dugout to head to the hospital for the birth of his first child.

There were two outs and runners on second and third base, and the Colorado Rockies were leading by one run in the eighth inning Thursday when they sent pinch-hitter Jason Giambi -- and his 409 career home runs -- to the plate.

When Scott Eyre collapsed on the field while fielding a bunt on Sunday night, manager Charlie Manuel feared that the important lefthanded reliever was seriously hurt.

All September, Brad Lidge spoke of the last two nights. Each time he coughed up a save, each time his slider slid too much or too little, or his fastball sat up there in the hitter's eyes, he would talk about how his "crappy season" wouldn't mean anything to him once the postseason began.

By the time the NL Division Series finally resumes tonight, the snow flurries will have subsided at Coors Field.

General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said before Monday's Game 4 that LHP Scott Eyre, who suffered a mild ankle sprain inSunday night's game,is fine and could pitch.

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It was almost as if the bitter cold slowed time itself, turning Game 3 of this National League division series into an epic drama that unfolded in excruciating fashion.

Philadelphia Phillies lefty reliever Scott Eyre departed Game 3 of the National League Division Series against Colorado with an apparent right ankle injury.

Hey, don't be messing with the Mexican Hass Avocado Importers Association. By the time the NL Division Series finally resumes tonight, the snow flurries will have subsided at Coors Field.

Phillies reliever Scott Eyre said if he's called on to pitch tonight, he'll be wearing short sleeves and he won't be wearing thermal underwear.

Despite holding a 1-0 lead in this best-of-five National League Division Series against the Rockies, Charlie Manuel managed Game 2 as if it were a "must" win.

Lefthander Jamie Moyer checked into Thomas Jefferson University hospital with a blood infection, according to general manager Ruben Amaro Jr.

In the middle of the three-hour, 41-minute soap opera that played out Thursday at Citizens Bank Park, there was a bit of comic relief.

Bruised and battered, the Phillies took the fight to the last out, but fell 5-4 to Colorado, who couterpunched their way to a split in Philadelphia.

How acquired: Trade with Cubs that sent minor leaguer Brian Schlitter to Chicago on Aug.

When I asked J.C. Romero on Tuesday how his strained left forearm was responding after he pitched one inning the night before, he said, "a little sore." Turns out, the soreness hasn't gone away.

J.C. Romero said he probably threw his last pitch for the Phillies this season.

By Wednesday's Game 1 of the National League division series, manager Charlie Manuel and pitching coach Rich Dubee will have finished patching together the Phillies' beleaguered bullpen for the postseason roster.

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has said he is leaning toward taking 12 pitchers to the postseason.

With a starting pitcher working out of trouble to limit damage. With a former member of the team's rotation jogging in from an injury-riddled bullpen to record three crucial innings of relief.