Monday, April 18, 2011

Phillies get taste of reality after Series win on MLB show

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The Pen will be narrated by former Phillies reliet pitcher and MLB Network analyst Mitch The program takes a look at the lives followingthe team’s 2008 World Series win and the pressureas of keeping their roster spot for the 2009 team. The seriesa features relief pitchersBrad Lidge, Ryan J.C. Romero, Scott Eyre, Clay Condrey, Chad Gary Majewski, Jack Taschner, J.A. Happ, Chan Ho Park and bullpe coachMick Billmeyer, and follows them to everythingb from fishing trips and youth baseball games to the White House for a post-Worlfd Series visit. The program also speaks with players following the suddenm death of longtime Phillies broadcaster Harry Kala onApril 13.
“As a reality-based seriew The Pen is the ultimate look into the livesd ofthese players, both on and off the said Tony Petitti, president and CEO of MLB Network. “So much of what we know about relief pitcherx is based on statisticzsand saves, and a series like The Pen gives a leveo of familiarity to each player.” The prograkm marks the first program ever produced using a camera and microphoned installed in a Major League bullpen to film in-game and practic footage. Two other cameras were installed in CitizensdBank Park, one behind home plate and one at low firs t base, and were controlled by MLB Network’z headquarters in Secaucus, N.J.
Producer Danny Field suitedr up as a catcher with a cameras attached to his mask to capture footages during spring trainingin Clearwater, Fla. The majoritgy owner of the MLB Network is MajorfLeague Baseball. Philadelphia-based CMCSK), Cox Communications, DirecTV and Time Warner also own interest inthe network.

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