HEILMAN SPEAKS TO HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER

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Heilman (2-3) has been known as a second-half pitcher throughout his career.

Is this part true? Is he a second-half pitcher?

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 11, 2009 6:14 PM CDT reply actions

If they meant in regards to helping his team choke, then yes.

by ak123 on Jul 11, 2009 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions

Except for last year.....

…..his numbers the 2nd half of the previous 3 years are pretty incredible.

Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team

by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2009 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions

And last year's drop-off

may have been due to overuse. Simply, the Mets had few options so they kept sending out the same relief pitchers every day. That appeared to take a toll on Heilman last year.

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Jul 14, 2009 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions

Hey Ma, It's another edition of "The Pennysaver!"

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Jul 11, 2009 11:26 PM CDT reply actions

Interesting bit of local humor that article was....

Oh, Aaron, please give us a freakin’ break:

I’ve been able to figure a few things out and kind of settle in and progress as the season’s gone on," Heilman said before Tuesday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves.

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on Jul 12, 2009 7:05 AM CDT reply actions

After reading this post, I read this about hometown newspapers

As a former sports writer turned teacher, I miss the flavor of local news. While not hard hitting, I like the Heilman hometown story. I believe hometown newspapers will survive for a while longer, but it’s getting awfully difficult.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/12/greene.excerpt.hayes/index.html

by CoachMike on Jul 12, 2009 8:27 AM CDT reply actions

Athletes and "hometown " papers

True story. A college athletic department’s press person. asked all incoming athletes to fill out a form and one of the questions was the name and location of their home town paper so they could be contacted about any stories regarding the player. One football player wrote that his hometown paper
was USA TODAY.

"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux

by Doggie Stalker on Jul 12, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Hmmmmm....

maybe he was a military “brat” and didn’t have a hometown?

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Jul 14, 2009 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions

I'M ERIC HANNA AND I APPROVE THIS FANSHOT.

I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.

by daver on Jul 13, 2009 10:42 AM CDT reply actions