PASA: Honorable Mentions

This series, Pitchers and Stomach Aches, is based on my new feature on Philliesnation.com, Decade's Worst Individual Pitching Performaces, otherwise know as DWIPP.

This is the last of the Pitchers and Stomach Aches series. These were not featured on Phillies Nation, as they are the not-so-honorable mentions. Yes, they were bad, but as we remind you with the rest of the pitchers, not bad enough.

Hector Mercado: Mercado pitched in 18.2 innings with the Phillies in 2002 and had a 5.76 ERA.

Robert Person: In 2000 and 2001, Person had solid years. However, in 2002, Person posted a 5.44 ERA.

Person will remembered for his two home runs, including a gram slam against the Montreal Expos in 2002. Person drove in 7 runs that night.

Mike Williams: In 6 years with the Phillies, Williams was 13-29 with an ERA of 4.94 and 1.45 WHIP. From 1992-1994, each year his ERA was over 5. The Phillies brought him back in 2003 and his ERA approached 6.

Brian Powell: In 39 innings, Powell had a 5.03 ERA in 2004.

Brian Sanches: In 2 seasons with the Phillies, Sanches had a 5.75 ERA and 1.69 WHIP. In 36 innings, he allowed 11 home runs, an average of almost 3 home runs per nine innings.

Yoel Hernandez: Hernandez pitched just 15.1 innings in 2007, but his ERA was 5.28. It was the only time he pitched in the majors.

Roberto Hernandez: His 4.76 ERA in 2004 may not seem too bad, but the truth is, he was awful with the Phillies. Hernandez was saved by teammates as they got out of jams for him. His WHIP was 1.68 and allowed about 11 hits and 5 walks per nine innings.

Call of the day: Connestoga product Dave Bush nearly no hit the Phillies yesterday, until Matt Stairs broke it up. Harry Kalas called six no hitter, including Rick Wise's.

"Here is the 3-2 pitch.. Swing and a line drive! He did it!
Vukovich made the catch! Wise has done it! A no hit, no run
game!"

PASA: Eaton

This series, Pitchers and Stomach Aches, is based on my new feature on Philliesnation.com, Decade's Worst Individual Pitching Performaces, otherwise know as DWIPP.

Adam Eaton: “I threw a couple of pitches down the middle that he normally would’ve hit out.” -Adam Thomas Eaton.

Well, you all guessed it. Number one on the Decade’s Worst Individual Pitching Performances is the one and only Adam Eaton.

Forever remembered around the baseball world as the player who cut himself opening a DVD, Eaton was originally drafted by the Phillies in the first round of the 1996 draft and later traded for Andy Ashby. In the 2006-2007 off season, Pat Gillick signed the free agent to 3 year $24.5 million deal.

In 2007, Eaton was 10-10 with a 6.29 ERA and 1.63 WHIP in 161.2 innings. He gave up 192 hits, including 30 home runs. Batters hit .302 against him.

At Citizen’s Bank Park his ERA approached 7. In the month of July, his ERA was 11.93.

He didn’t have much of any other pitch to accompany his fastball, which he failed to locate many times. Eaton had a 6.10 ERA and 1.64 WHIP during his two year tenure with the Phillies.

Ruben Amaro Jr. declared Eaton had no shot at making the rotation and was eventually released. The Baltimore Orioles picked him up. Due to the Orioles lack of pitching depth, Eaton is their number three.

Call of the day: The Phillies clinch the NL East as the Mets fall apart.

"Myers...has the sign from Chris Coste. Curveball. Struck him out!
The Phillies are National League East champions! Look at the scene on the field!
Look at the scene on the stands! This is incredible! The Phillies are the
National League East champions and will go to the postseason for the first time
since 1993! Wow!"

PASA: Floyd

This series, Pitchers and Stomach Aches, is based on my new feature on Philliesnation.com, Decade's Worst Individual Pitching Performaces, otherwise know as DWIPP.

Gavin Floyd: Drafted fourth overall in the 2001 draft, Floyd was the Phillies highest ranked prospect, but never lived up to his expectations. In 2005, he had a 10.04 ERA and 1.77 WHIP and in 2006 a 7.29 ERA and 1.88 WHIP.

In the 26 innings he pitched in 2005, he was 1-2, allowed 29 earned runs on 30 hits and 16 walks, including five home runs. Opponents batted .283 and had a .924 OPS against him. His strike out per walk ratio was 1.06.

He spent the majority of the season as a starter, where he had a 6.75 ERA. In 4.2 innings out of the bullpen, he allowed 15 runs, 13 earned. At Citizen’s Bank Park, his ERA was close to 16.

In his 3 year career with the Phillies, Floyd had a 6.96 ERA with the Phillies.

He will forever be remembered as the pitcher who threw the pitch to Xavier Nady in which Aaron Rowand made a “great, great, perhaps game saving catch!” in 2006.

Floyd was traded to the Chicago White Sox in 2006, and had a successful 2008 season. He set career highs in practically every pitching category. His ERA was 3.84 and struck out 145 batters in 206.1 innings.

PASA: Adams

This series, Pitchers and Stomach Aches, is based on my new feature on Philliesnation.com, Decade's Worst Individual Pitching Performaces, otherwise know as DWIPP.

Terry Adams: Adams wasn’t bad for the Phillies in 2002 and 2003 posting a 3.78 ERA in 112 games. However, 2005 was a different story.

In 2005, Adams was 0-2 including a blown save in 16 games. His ERA was 12.83 and he had a WHIP of 2.63. In 13.1 innings in relief, Adams allowed 19 earned runs on 25 hits and 10 walks.

Opponents batted .403, and slugged .677 off the right hander. Batters had a 1.184 OPS against him. He had a 17.65 ERA on the road and 18.00 ERA at night.

In 4.1 innings in May, Adams gave up 13 runs and was released in the middle of the month. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2006, but did not see any major league action.

PASA: Roa

This series, Pitchers and Stomach Aches, is based on my new feature on Philliesnation.com, Decade's Worst Individual Pitching Performaces, otherwise know as DWIPP.

Joe Roa: When he stepped off the mound, licked his fingers, and touched the rim if his cap, it was a bad sign for the Phillies.

In 2002 with Scranton/Wilkes-Berre, Roa won the International League Most Valuable Pitcher award. He was 14-0 with a 1.86 ERA. He was called up, and managed to have a tolerable 4.04 ERA in 14 games. However, in 6 games in 2003, Roa had an ERA of 6.05 and 1.66 WHIP.

During the 19.1 innings he pitched, he allowed 13 earned runs on 28 hits. Opponets batted .341 off him, and had a .924 OPS against him.

At Veterans Stadium, Roa was 0-3 and his ERA was 8.80.

During June of 2003, he was granted free agency and played with the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres for the remainder of the year. Roa last pitched in 48 games with the Minnesota Twins in 2004, posting a 4.50 ERA.

Perhaps he should of been a hitter. He is a career .213 hitter. On August 27, 2002, Roa was 2-2 with 2 RBI against the Montreal Expos.

PASA: Wendell

This series, Pitchers and Stomach Aches, is based on my new feature on Philliesnation.com, Decade's Worst Individual Pitching Performaces, otherwise know as DWIPP.

Turk Wendell: Wendell was quite the character. He insisted that the umpire roll the ball to him, rather than throw it. If the ump were to throw, Wendell let the ball to go past him, or bounce off his chest. He waved to the centerfielder before he pitched and wouldn’t continue unless the centerfield waved back. When the catcher stood, Wendell crouched. He slammed the rosin bag on the mound between outs, and drew three crosses in the dirt before he pitched. He brushed his teeth between innings and occasionally threw his glove into the stands after leaving a game. Those are just a few of his many rituals.

His superstitions did not work during the 15.2 innings he pitched with the Phillies in 2001.

Acquired from the New York Mets in a trade, Wendell was 0-2 with a 7.47 ERA and 2.11 WHIP. Opponents batted .320 and slugged .569 against him. In 51.1 innings with the Mets in the first half of the season, Wendell had an acceptable 3.51 ERA.In 2002, Wendell was better for the Phillies posting a 3.38 ERA. In 2003, he signed with the Colorado Rockies and had a 7.02 ERA. He was released; it was the last year he pitched in the major leagues.

PASA: Santiago

This series, Pitchers and Stomach Aches, is based on my new feature on Philliesnation.com, Decade's Worst Individual Pitching Performaces, otherwise know as DWIPP.

Jose Santiago: In 2001, the Phillies traded Paul Byrd to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for reliever Jose Santiago. He pitched 62.1 innings and had an ERA of 3.61.

A year later, his ERA nearly doubled. In 2002, he had a 6.70 ERA and 1.51 WHIP. In 47 innings of work, he was 1-3 and batters hit .290 off the right hander.

At Veterans Stadium, Santiago had a 7.40 ERA. His road ERA was not much better at 5.96. He must of been afraid of the dark, because at night he had a 7.75 ERA.

In 12 innings in April, he gave up 12 earned runs. In 1.2 innings in July, he gave up 10 earned runs.

The Phillies released him after the season and he signed with Cleveland. With the Indians, he had a 2.84 ERA in 31.2 innings. He last pitched in 4 games with the New York Mets in 2005.

PASA: Worrell

This series, Pitchers and Stomach Aches, is based on my new feature on Philliesnation.com, Decade's Worst Individual Pitching Performaces, otherwise know as DWIPP.

“I just fell behind and made a pitch up and over the plate.” -Tim Worrell

In the offseason of 2003, Worrell signed with the Phillies as a free agent. During the 2004 season, he posted a 3.68 ERA and saved 19 games.

In 2005, Worrell pitched in 19 games with the Phillies and had a record of 0-1. His ERA was 7.41 and had a WHIP of 1.88. In 17 innings, he gave up 14 earned runs and 29 hits. He was 1/3 in save opportunities.

The Phillies traded him to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Matt Kata. With the Diamondbacks in 2005, he had a 2.27 ERA. While with Arizona, the Phillies had a chance for payback. Phillies batters hit .333 against him and his ERA was 13.50 against his former team that year.

Worrell last pitched with the San Franciso Giants in 2006 and posted a 7.52 ERA.

PASA: Ashby

This series, Pitchers and Stomach Aches, is based on my new feature on Philliesnation.com, Decade's Worst Individual Pitching Performaces, otherwise know as DWIPP.

Andy Ashby: I quickly peeked at Ashby’s stats and saw the number 1810.20. For a second I thought it was his earned run average, but was relieved when I noticed I was looking under the innings pitched column. That sums up Ashby.

Ashby was originally signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1986. He made his major league debut with the Phillies in 1991 and went 1-5 with a 6.00 ERA. A year later, he was 3-10 with a 7.54 ERA and 1.70 WHIP.

The Colorado Rockies took him in an expansion draft and was eventually traded to the San Diego Padres, where he helped win the National League Division Series in 1998, winning 17 games. He made the National League All Star teams in 1998 and 1999.

As if he didn’t have enough success with the Phillies earlier in his career, he was brought back in 1999 in a trade involving Steve Montgomery, Carlton Loewer, and Adam Eaton.

Hoping he’d bring his Padre success to Philly, Ashby responded with a record of 5-7, 5.68 ERA and 1.49 WHIP. In the 101.1 innings he pitched, he allowed 113 hits and 75 runs, 64 earned.

At Veterans Stadium, Ashby had a 5.51 ERA. In 34.2 innings, he sported a 7.27 ERA in the month of May. Batters hit .288 off the right hander.

Prior to the trade deadline, Ashby was traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Bruce Chen and Jimmy Osting. Including his stint with the Braves in 2000, left handed batters compiled .312 average off Ashby. He also allowed a total of 29 home runs in 2000.

The highlight of his Phillies carrer was becoming the 24th pitcher in major league history to have a pefect inning, striking out 3 batters in 9 pitches against the Cinicinatti Reds in 1991. He had a 6.14 ERA during his Phillies career.

Ashby had Tommy John surgery in 2003 and last pitched with the San Diego Padres in 2004. The Padres signed him again in 2006, but was released from spring training, and eventually retired.

PASA: Telemaco

This series, Pitchers and Stomach Aches, is based on my new feature on Philliesnation.com, Decade's Worst Individual Pitching Performaces, otherwise know as DWIPP.

Amaury Telemaco: Telemaco made 13 appearances for the Phillies in 2000. In 24.1 innings, he was 1-3 with a 6.66 ERA and WHIP of 1.60.

Telemaco did a decent job as a starter in the 12.2 innings he pitched. He had a 2.84 ERA, however he had a 10.80 ERA while pitching 11.2 innings in relief. Opponents enjoyed a .275 AVG and .947 OPS off him.

Telemaco only pitched with the Phillies for 3 months during the year, with April being his worst as he posted a 9.31 ERA and allowed 4 home runs in less than 10 innings of work.

PASA: Mesa

This series, Pitchers and Stomach Aches, is based on my new feature on Philliesnation.com, Decade's Worst Individual Pitching Performaces, otherwise know as DWIPP.

Jose Mesa: Mesa had great years with the Phillies in 2001 and 2002 saving a total of 87 games. They were good enough to put him in the Top 100 Phillies list. However 2003 and 2007 were different stories. It was common to hope for him to not "Mesa up."

He managed to save 24 games in 2003, but it didn't come easy. He was 5-7 with an ERA of 6.52 and WHIP of 1.78. Opponents batted .296 off the right hander.

At the Vet, Mesa had a 7.76 ERA that year. In 4 innings in September, Mesa allowed 9 earned runs as the Phillies inched closer to a chance at the post season.

Mesa returned to the Phillies in mid 2007 and he had a 5.54 ERA in 40 appearances. Mesa was a huge contributor to the Phillies being swept in the NLDS to the Rockies. He gave up 3 runs in 1/3 of an inning during the NLDS. 2007 would be the last year he pitched in the majors.

PASA: Garcia

This series, Pitchers and Stomach Aches, is based on my new feature on Philliesnation.com, Decade's Worst Individual Pitching Performaces, otherwise know as DWIPP.

Freddy Garcia: “We got an ace,” everybody thought when the Phillies acquired Freddy Garcia from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Gavin Floyd and Gio Gonzalez. That didn’t last long.

In the 58 innings he pitched, Garcia had a 5.90 ERA and 1.60 WHIP. In 11 games, he gave up 12 home runs. Opponents batted .318 and had an OPS of .942 off the right hander.

Garcia had a record of 1-5. The one win was infamously known as the $10 million win because of his salary.

His worst outing came in June, against the lowly Kansas City Royals. In 1.2 inning, Garcia managed to give up 6 runs. June was a pleasant month for Garcia. He posted a 15.43 ERA during the month.

Garcia may have been hurt before the season started, and the Phillies made a mistake by not giving him a physical when he was acquired. Garcia was eventually placed on the disabled list in with a shoulder injury.

Garcia signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets, however, he may not be in camp much longer. For the fifth spot in the rotation, Garcia is up against Tim Redding, Jon Niese, and the current front-runner, Livan Hernandez.

PASA: Rhodes

This series, Pitchers and Stomach Aches, is based on my new feature on Philliesnation.com, Decade's Worst Individual Pitching Performaces, otherwise know as DWIPP.

Arthur Rhodes: In 45.2 innings with the Phillies in 2006, Rhodes was 0-5 with a 5.32 ERA and 1.67 WHIP. He also blew 3 saves that year, which was huge as the Phillies were in the thick of a wild card race.

Rhodes will be known as the pitcher who blew a save in the 10th inning on the night Ryan Howard broke the Phillies all time single season home run record. Two days later, he blew another yet another save while the wild card race intensified.

Rhodes is currently on the Cincinnati Reds. Last season in Seattle and Florida, Rhodes was 4-1 with a 2.04 ERA in 35.1 innings of work. He did not allow a home run.

PASA: Alfonseca

This series, Pitchers and Stomach Aches, is based on my new feature on Philliesnation.com, Decade's Worst Individual Pitching Performaces, otherwise know as DWIPP.

Antonio Alfonseca: Alfonseca's bad year in 2007 may have been overshadowed by his 8 saves during the time the Phillies were without a closer. Although he converted 8 saves, he also blew 5. Known as El Pulpo for having 6 fingers on each hand, Alfonseca took over the closing role for the Phillies when Tom Gordon and Brett Myers were injured.

In 49.2 innings, Alfonseca had a 5.44 ERA and 1.85 WHIP. Opponents batted .314 off the right hander. His strikeout to walk ratio was just 0.89.

Alfonseca must not of liked to come out during the day. During day games he had a 7.20 ERA.

2007 was the last season Alfonseca appeared in the majors.

Pitchers and Stomach Aches: Geary

This series, Pitchers and Stomach Aches, is based on my new feature on Philliesnation.com, Decade's Worst Individual Pitching Performances, otherwise know as DWIPP.

Watching baseball isn't always calming. The stomach is never settled and nerves travel through the body at jet speed. Waiting for Brad Lidge's slider to reach Carlos Ruiz's glove, butterflies filled the belly. In other situations, watching certain pitchers brings stomach aches.

Grab your Pepto-Bismol. Here is the first of a a series stuffed with the decade's gut-wrenching hurlers.

Geoff Geary: In 2004, Geary split time between the majors and minors. He struggled during his time in the big leagues, having the worst year of his Phillies career.

In 47.2 innings, Geary had an ERA of 5.44 and WHIP of 1.52. Opponents batted .292 off the right hander and slugged .528 off him.

2004 was the first year for Citizen's Bank Park and Geary did not fare well at the new ballpark. He had a 6.66 ERA at home. Geary also could have benefited from rest because he had a 10.29 ERA on days he pitched back to back.

Last offseason, the Houston Astros acquired Geary in the trade that brought Brad Lidge to Philadelphia. Geary spent time on the disabled list last season, but in 64 innings, he had a 2.53 ERA, the lowest of his career.

Whether it was watching a pass ball go by against the Mets in 2007, or his options to the minors, Geary wasn't a pitcher you had full confidence in with the game on the line.

Check back to see the next addition of PASA.