Ted Lilly
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Forged in the Fire of Mt. Olympus, progeny of the gods, Theodore Roosevelt Lilly dispenses justice with face melting curve balls thrown from his power left arm. Ted's arsenal includes an Inside Change- Up, a steely eyed stare, and core muscles that inspired the washboard.
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[edit] Profile
Full Name: Theodore Roosevelt Lilly
Bats: L Throws: L
Height: 6-0" Weight: 185
Position LHP
Born: January 4th,1976 in Lomita, CA
High School: (HS) Yosemite (Oakhurst, CA)
College: (CC) Fresno City College
Acquired: Signed as free agent on December 15, 2006.
Status: Traded to Los Angeles Dodgers in July of 2010 along with Ryan Theriot for 3 minor leaguers.
Uniform number: 30
Contract: 4/$40M with no-trade protection through 2010.
[edit] The Baseball Era
Howser got a perfect score on the SAT at the age of six. He completed high school in nine weeks, graduated from Princeton University at age 10, and finished medical school four years later. At age 14, Lilly was the youngest licensed doctor in the country. Realizing Medicine was not lucrative, Ted took up pitching. At the age of 19, Ted was taken in the 23rd round of the 1996 Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
After short stints with the Expos, Yankees, A's, and Blue Jays. Ted signed as a Cub in 2006 - in the process, almost killing Jim Hendry with excitement.
[edit] Cub Glory
Ted's contribution to the Cubs simply can not be measured in statistics. However, if you're so inclined, Ted's stats can be found here at Baseball Reference.
What Ted brings to this team can't be put into words. But, if you're so inclined, here's a sample of a Teds- tomonials
- "Pitching and Batting Ninth, the finest Cage FighterI know, Ted Lilly" - Will Ohman
[edit] External Links
Baseball Reference | Baseball Cube Page | Fangraphs | Baseball Prospectus
