June 21, 200422 yr Bill Murphy of the Carolina Mudcats :thumbup Congrats kid make us proud http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/040621fg.html
June 21, 200422 yr all you need to know is that billy beane picked this kid... that fact alone lets us know that he has a better chance to make it to the bigs than most
June 22, 200422 yr Billy Murphy on being selected: http://www.pe.com/sports/other/stories/PE_...s_22.a1c12.html Riverside Arlington graduate Bill Murphy was selected to participate in the 2004 Futures Game, an all-star game pitting top minor league players born in the United States against those born elsewhere. The July 11 game is part of the Major League Baseball All-Star Weekend. "It's really hasn't hit me yet, but it certainly is exciting," Murphy, 23, said by phone. "It was a big surprise. It wasn't something that I was expecting to happen to me. "It's a great opportunity, and I can't wait. Houston is a great town, so it should be a blast." Murphy, a 6-foot, 190-pound left-handed pitcher, is 6-2 with a 3.08 earned run average and 90 strikeouts in 76 innings with the Carolina Mudcats, the Florida Marlins' Class AA franchise in the Southern League. Murphy was rated the Marlins' No. 7 prospect by Baseball America. Once a rising star in the A's organization, Murphy was traded in the off-season as part of the deal that sent Mark Redman to Oakland. Murphy said he has been happy with his new club. "It really was a pretty easy transition," Murphy said. "The Marlins are a great club."
June 22, 200422 yr If he doesn't pitch then I hope they would let him pinch hit. He's got some pop in his bat. Hopefully he'll get in the game one way or another.
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