Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
Last year, Ryan Madson sat and watched as the Phillies staged their dramatic second-half surge to secure a spot in the postseason. This year, the lanky righthander is one of the big reasons they keep progressing.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Ryan Madson is well aware of the potential decibel level at Citizens Bank Park tonight when the Phillies host the Dodgers in the first game of the National League Championship Series.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Draft 1996: Jimmy Rollins, selected in second round. 1998: Pat Burrell, selected in first round, first overall; Ryan Madson, selected in ninth round.
Beerleaguer (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Ryan Madson, who settled into the set-up role in September, will pitch in his first postseason after missing the '07 division series with injury. What does it say when Madson’s mug appears in a thread the morning before Game 1 and not someone like Cole Hamels, Ryan Howard or Chase Utley? It says that Madson, and by extension the entire bullpen, will be the most important part of this series. Here’s...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
ONE OF THE LOWEST points of the season for the Phillies bullpen came on Aug. 28 at Wrigley Field, when the relievers allowed five runs in the eighth inning of a 6-4 loss to the Cubs, squandering a 4-1 lead in the process. Three of those runs were charged to righthander Ryan Madson, who gave up a home run, a double and a single without recording an out before manager Charlie Manuel yanked him from the...
Beerleaguer (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
J.A. Happ teamed with Rudy Seanez, Scott Eyre (W, 5-0) and Ryan Madson to stifle an Atlanta lineup without Chipper Jones and Brian McCann. Pat Burrell added a three-run homer in a four-run eighth. With Milwaukee idle, the Phillies' magic number to reach the post-season is down to three. Meanwhile in Queens, the visiting Cubs lead the Mets 8-4 in the bottom of the eighth. Should the score hold, the...
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
Does anyone think we can avoid the sweep... anyone? Chipper Jones (.365) has stretched his lead over Albert Pujols (.354) in the NL Batting race with ten games to go. Keep it up Chipper! Current Series 3 game series vs Phillies @ Turner Field Tue 09/16 WP: Ryan Madson (4 - 2) SV: Brad Lidge LP: Mike Gonzalez (0 - 3) 7 - 8 loss Wed 09/17 WP: J.A. Happ (1 - 0) LP: Jair Jurrjens (13 - 10) 1 - 6 loss...
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
Let's get the lead and hold the lead tonight! Current Series 3 game series vs Phillies @ Turner Field Tue 09/16 WP: Ryan Madson (4 - 2) SV: Brad Lidge LP: Mike Gonzalez (0 - 3) 7 - 8 loss Philadelphia Phillies The Good Phight @ Atlanta Braves Talking Chop Wednesday, Sep 17, 2008, 7:10 PM EDT Turner Field J.A. Happ vs Jair Jurrjens Partly cloudy. Winds blowing in from center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game...
Beerleaguer (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
Ryan Howard hit his third home run in as many days, while Jamie Moyer earned his 14th win and pitched into the sixth inning on short rest, as the Phils closed the gap with the Wild Card-leading Brewers with a 6-3 victory. Other standouts included Ryan Madson, who pitched two shutout innings of relief, and Carlos Ruiz, who answered back after a two-run Milwaukee sixth with an RBI double in the home...
I've Made a Huge Tiny Mistake (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
Last night’s Phillies/Dodgers game saw third baseman Pedro Feliz come into the game in the 7th inning via a double switch with Ryan Madson. Madson then gave up a single to allow the Dodgers to go up 2-1. The score stayed that way until Mr Feliz came to bat in the 9th against fireballer Jonathan [...]
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
HEADLINE... DC 4 Philly 3. DC Wins First Game Since August 7th in Colorado. The Washington Nationals avoid the sweep, stealing the last of three in Philly when Jesus Flores and Austin Kearns hit back-to-back RBI singles off reliever Ryan Madson in the eighth to tie the game and then take the 4-3 lead over the Phillies. Madson gives up four singles and two runs before he's replaced by J.C. Romero,...
Fish Chunks (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
MLB's only knuckleballer at the moment joins Gregg, Ryan Madson, and Hall of Famers Phil Niekro and Walter Johnson in an exclusive club. ( AP )
Viva El Birdos (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
rest in peace, skip caray . he was neither as beloved nor as colorful as his father, but i came to like his dry approach quite a bit. ryan ludwick’s beating himself up for missing that fastball from ryan madson with the bases loaded and two down in the 8th. i went back and looked again, then looked at it on gameday, and he’s right --- you couldn’t have asked for a juicier pitch, belt high and over...
Lone Star Mets (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Some people lose poorly. Those people live in Philadelphia. NEW YORK - As Jose Reyes circled the bases at Shea Stadium with his right index finger held high in the air after his go-ahead, three-run home run off Ryan Madson on Wednesday night, Phillies broadcaster Larry Andersen suggested on air that one of the team’s pitchers [...]
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Or, if you prefer, “No-Longer In First Place Skipper Lectures Reyes On Baseball Etiquette”. From the Philadelphia Daily News’ David Murphy : As Jose Reyes circled the bases at Shea Stadium with his right index finger held high in the air after his go-ahead, three-run home run off Ryan Madson on Wednesday night, Phillies broadcaster Larry [...]
