Ryan Madson

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Ryan Michael Madson

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 6", Weight 180 lb.

Debut September 27, 2003
Born August 28, 1980 in Long Beach, CA USA

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"Mad Dog" Ryan Madson lived up to his name on July 25, 2006, when he threw four wild pitches in the third inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks, tying the record for most wild pitches in an inning. Previously in his major league career, he has thrown a wild pitch about once every ten innings.

Madson, a 6 ' 6 " player who nevertheless supposedly weighs only 180 pounds, has spent his entire career in the Philadelphia Phillies organization after being drafted in the 9th round in 1998. He moved from Martinsville in the Rookie League in 1998 to Batavia in Single A in 1999 (where he threw 10 wild pitches in 87 innings), to Piedmont in Single A in 2000, to Clearwater in Single A in 2001, to Reading in Double A in 2002, to Scranton / Wilkes-Barre in Triple A in 2003 when he was 23 years old.

He appeared in one game in the majors at age 23. The next year, he had a regular job with the Phillies and was quite successful. At the age of 24, he appeared in 52 games, with a 9-3 record and an ERA of 2.34 almost exclusively as a reliever.

In 2005, his ERA wasn't quite as impressive, at 4.14 (completely in relief), as he gave up more home runs per 9 innings than previously.

Thus far in 2006, the Phillies have been using him mostly as a starter. He had four wild pitches the entire season prior to the inning in which he threw four more. His ERA is (near the end of July 2006) over 6.00.