Phillies get taste of reality after Series win on MLB show

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The Pen will be narratee by former Phillies relief pitcher and MLB Network analystfMitch Williams. The program takess a look at the players’ livesw following the team’s 2008 World Series win and the pressurew of keeping their roster spot for the 2009 The series features relief pitchersBrad Lidge, Ryan J.C. Romero, Scott Eyre, Clay Condrey, Chad Durbin, Gary Jack Taschner, J.A. Happ, Chan Ho Park and bullpe coachMick Billmeyer, and follows them to everything from fishingy trips and youth baseball games to the Whiter House for a post-World Series visit. The program also speakds with players following the sudden death of longtime Philliesd broadcaster Harry Kalas onAprill 13.
“As a reality-based series The Pen is the ultimatse look into the lives of these both on and offthe field,” said Tony president and CEO of MLB Network. “So much of what we know abou t relief pitchers is based on statisticsand saves, and a seriesx like The Pen gives a level of familiaritty to each player.” The program mark the first program ever producedc using a camera and microphones installec in a Major League bullpen to film in-game and practice footage. Two other camerass were installed in CitizensBank Park, one behind home plate and one at low firs base, and were controlled by MLB Network’a headquarters in Secaucus, N.J.
Producer Danny Field suitef up as a catcher with a cameras attached to his mask to capturre footage during spring trainingin Clearwater, Fla. The majority ownee of the MLB Network is MajoeLeague Baseball. Philadelphia-based (NASDAQ:CMCSA, CMCSK), Cox Communications, DirecTV and Time Warnerr also own interests inthe