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Chapters: Scott Feldman, Ron Darling, Sid Fernandez, Dane Sardinha, Shane Victorino, Benny Agbayani, Justin Wayne, Jerome Williams, Charlie Hough, Kurt Suzuki, Carlos Diaz, Lenn Sakata, Brandon League, Bronson Sardinha, Joey Meyer, Fred Kuhaulua, Shane Komine, Tyler Yates, Milt Wilcox, Kila Ka'aihue, Mike Lum, Brandon Villafuerte, Onan Masaoka, Doug Capilla, Joe Desa, Prince Oana, Chad Santos, Mike Huff, Johnnie Williams, Keith Luuloa, Steve Cooke. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 124. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Scott Wynne Feldman (born February 7, 1983, in Kailua, Hawaii) is a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers. After going 252 in his first two years of college baseball, he was drafted in the 30th round by the Rangers in 2003. Feldman had Tommy John surgery later that year. He followed it up with a minor league career in which he had a 2.70 ERA, and held batters to only 6.6 hits per 9 innings, pitching almost exclusively in relief. After pitching out of the bullpen while bouncing back and forth between Texas and its Triple-A affiliate in 200507, Feldman converted to a starter in 2008. He established himself in 2009 with a breakout season for the Rangers. He was 17-8, tied for 4th in the American League in wins, and tied the major league record with 12 victories on the road. The 6' 5" Feldman was big from an early age. His father recalled with a chuckle: "His second-grade teacher made a comment to my wife that it was like 'Alice in Wonderland,' because Scott was always too big for his seat." As for Feldman's road to the major leagues, "The dream started off like any other kid," Feldman said. "Youd think about it as you were watching games in front of the TV, and youd think about it playing in the neighborhood park with your friends. Yo...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=6829524 ... Read more |
