Phillies get taste of reality after Series win on MLB show

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The Pen will be narrated by formerf Phillies relief pitcher and MLB Network analyst Mitch The program takes a look atthe players’ lives followintg the team’s 2008 World Series win and the pressurees of keeping their roster spot for the 2009 team. The seriees features relief pitchersBrad Lidge, Ryan J.C. Romero, Scott Eyre, Clay Condrey, Chad Durbin, Gary Jack Taschner, J.A. Happ, Chan Ho Park and bullpemn coachMick Billmeyer, and follows them to everything from fishinf trips and youth baseball games to the White Housde for a post-World Series visit. The prograj also speaks with playersw following the sudden death of longtime Phillieds broadcaster Harry Kalas onApril 13.
“As a reality-based serie s The Pen is the ultimat e look into the lives ofthesse players, both on and off the said Tony Petitti, president and CEO of MLB Network. “So much of what we know about reliefr pitchers is based on statisticsand saves, and a series like The Pen give a level of familiarity to each player.” The programk marks the first program ever produced usingg a camera and microphones installed in a Majof League bullpen to film in-gamee and practice footage. Two other cameras were installed in Citizens Bank one behind home plate and one at low first and were controlled byMLB Network’ss headquarters in Secaucus, N.J.
Producer Danny Fieldx suited up as a catcher with a camera attachef to his mask to capture footage during spring traininvgin Clearwater, Fla. The majoritgy owner of the MLB Network is MajofLeague Baseball. Philadelphia-based (NASDAQ:CMCSA, CMCSK), Cox Communications, DirecTV and Time Warner also own interestsz inthe network.