Mike Myers

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Michael Stanley Myers (born June 26, 1969 in Arlington Heights, Illinois) is a former Sox LOOGY now pitching in relief for the Chicago White Sox.

Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Moment in the Sun 3 Trivia 4 Quotes 5 Transactions 6 External Links

Overall Career

Myers was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 1990 entry draft. In 1992 he was selected by the Florida Marlins in the Rule 5 draft. Myers made his Major League debut in 1995 with Florida, and has since played for the Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Seattle Mariners.

The Red Sox acquired Myers from Seattle in a waiver deal for the stretch run and playoffs in the 2004 season, and he went 1-0 with a 4.20 ERA in 25 appearances. After winning a World Series ring, Myers signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as a free agent in the off-season, but was shipped back to Boston at Terry Francona's request for two minor leaguers on March 29, 2005.

On December 8, 2005, Myers signed a deal with the devil and agreed to wear the pinstripes of the New York Yankees.

Moment in the Sun

• Made Garrett Anderson his bitch during the 2004 ALDS vs Anaheim.
• A crucial strikeout of Hideki Matsui (who had been previously killing the Red Sox, before Pedro's brushback pitch in Game 5) during Game 5 of the 2004 ALCS.

Trivia

• Won a gold medal with Team USA in the 1987 US Olympic Festival.
• Was traded from Milwaukee to Colorado for one Curtis Leskanic in 1999. Also traded for Bryce Florie and SoSH favorite Jack Cust.
• Was the first player signed to get one guy out (David Ortiz) when he was inked to a 2-year deal by the New York Yankees. Ortiz is 2-3 with a home run and strike out against him.
• Set a Detroit rookie record with 83 appearances in 1996.
• Has the most all time appearances of facing only one batter.

Quotes

• Myers on the origins of his side-winding delivery: "I was throwing straight as an arrow right over the top, but I wasn't throwing it by anybody. I never had the ability to do that... [Al] Kaline suggested my throwing sidearm to give me a little bit of funk and mystery against left handed hitters. After what I did against Baltimore, I just kept going from there." [1]

Transactions

• June 4, 1990: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1990.
• December 7, 1992: Drafted by the Florida Marlins from the San Francisco Giants in the 1992 rule 5 draft.
• August 9, 1995: Sent by the Florida Marlins to the Detroit Tigers to complete an earlier deal made on August 7, 1995. The Florida Marlins sent a player to be named later to the Detroit Tigers for Buddy Groom. The Florida Marlins sent Mike Myers (August 9, 1995) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
• November 20, 1997: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Rick Greene and Santiago Perez to the Milwaukee Brewers for Bryce Florie.
• November 17, 1999: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Colorado Rockies for Curt Leskanic.
• January 7, 2002: Traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jack Cust and J.D. Closser.
• October 26, 2003: Granted Free Agency.
• January 19, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
• August 6, 2004: Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Seattle Mariners.
• November 1, 2004: Granted Free Agency.
• December 22, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
• March 29, 2005: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox for Carlos De La Cruz (minors) and Kevin Ool (minors).
• October 31, 2005: Granted Free Agency.
• December 16, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
• Mike Myers at ESPN.com