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  JockBio: Facts about Bartolo Colon
Bartolo’s 18 wins in 1999 were the most by an Indian during the decade.
Bartolo is the only major leaguer to win 14 or more games each year between 1998 and 2005.
Bartolo’s 39-20 mark with the Angels in his first two years gave him the club record for winning percentage for 50+ decisions.
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 JockBio: Bartolo Colon Biography
Bartolo relied almost exclusively on his fastball, and although he allowed 24 homers, he was still one of the toughest pitchers in baseball to hit.
Bartolo did not lose a game in the final two months, and won three of his final four starts—including a one-hit shutout of the Yankees.
Bartolo was having his best year at the time, with 10 wins in less than half a season.
www.jockbio.com /Bios/Colon/Colon_bio.html   (2792 words)

  
 WELCOME TO ANGELS WIN ANAHEIM ANGELS FAN SITE - BARTOLO COLON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Colon has not spent more than one full season with a team since 2001 when he was shipped to Montreal from Cleveland for some very good prospects.
Colon has the stuff needed to make an ace but hasn't had the type of run support that he should get with the Angels since leaving his days with Cleveland and his brief stay with Montreal.
Colon should be a solid addition to any fantasy roster but certainly brings his fair share of risks with him.
www.angelswin.com /colon.htm   (1908 words)

  
 KFFL - Bartolo Colon, SP, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Bartolo Colon (rotator cuff) is hopeful that he'll be ready to return to action by spring training, according to the Associated Press.
Colon was examined by team doctor Lewis Yocum at the Kerlan-Jobe clinic in Los Angeles, and underwent a contrast MRI on his shoulder, revealing a partial thickness tear of the rotator cuff.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Bartolo Colon (hand) was scratched from his exhibition start Friday, Mar. 24 against the Kansas City Royals, because of concerns over a blister suffered during the World Baseball Classic, according to the Associated Press.
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 Player in the Spotlight: Bartolo Colon
Bartolo Colon does not have the appearance of a Major League Baseball player; the Dominican Republic native is only 5-11 (and that’s being generous) and he is quite rotund, tipping the scale at 250 pounds.
Colon was the only pitcher to come out, but his sheer quality made up for the lack of quantity - he had a blazing fastball and the confidence to use it.
Another factor that helps Colon is that he has a strong competitive drive, which helps him throw his fastball in the upper 90’s late in the game.
www.athomeplate.com /spotlightcolon.shtml   (556 words)

  
 Bartolo Colon, Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
Colon suffered an injury to his left side during the first inning of an April 15 loss to the Texas Rangers.
Especially important for Colon (and other starting pitchers with this injury) is that he stretches on days when he doesn't pitch.
Colon should suffer no long-term effects as long as he rests the muscle area, allows it to heal properly, and keeps it stretched out afterwards.
www.webmd.com /content/article/15/1676_50801.htm   (524 words)

  
 ESPN.com: MLB - White Sox acquire Colón in three-way deal with Yankees
Instead, Colon went to the Chicago White Sox in a three-team deal that included the Yankees and provided New York with the fringe benefit of keeping Colon away from the Red Sox.
Colon went 20-8 with a 2.93 ERA last season, but the Expos -- run by Major League Baseball -- were under orders to keep their payroll at about $40 million.
Instead of Colon, the Yankees came away with two other pitchers: Osuna, a reliever who was 8-2 in 59 games with a 3.86 ERA for the White Sox last season, and Lantigua, 7-7 with a 4.38 ERA at Triple-A Charlotte and Double-A Birmingham.
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 RotoTimes.com - Bartolo Colon - Fantasy Baseball Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Bartolo Colon has been rehabbing his partially torn rotator cuff in Arizona and will return to California in the coming days to be examined by team orthopedist Lewis Yocum, according to the AP.
Bartolo Colon believes that he will be healthy in time for spring training in 2007.
Bartolo Colon is undergoing therapy for tendinitis in his right triceps and will be evaluated over the weekend, according to the AP.
www.rototimes.com /mlb/player/1696   (494 words)

  
 Bartolo Colon MLB Baseball at CBS SportsLine.com
The Angels are expecting Bartolo Colon to begin throwing in January, but they are not counting on him being ready for spring training at this point.
Colon, the 2005 AL Cy Young Award winner, struggled is hoping to be ready for the season, but the Angels don't appear confident and are making preparations this winter.
Consider Colon an injury-risk sleeper for 2007, but at age 33 and all that mileage on his heavily worked arm, he can no longer be expected to return to ace status.
www.sportsline.com /mlb/players/playerpage/7525   (250 words)

  
 Who would you have: Bartolo Colon or Kevin Millwood? - discussion of what team and kind of contract the two baseball ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Bartolo Colon has been on the disabled list only once in his seven-year career, but many scouts and executives cringe at his chunky physique, wondering if his excess weight will cause him to break down.
One scout says the 5-11, 240-pound Colon might end up a late-inning reliever, describing his body as being "on the fringes of going overboard." Colon, however, has pitched 222 or more innings in each of the past throe seasons and never fewer than 188 as a full-time starter.
Colon also carries his velocity into the late innings, but he has struck out 10 or more only once in his past 67 starts.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_40_227/ai_108649666   (603 words)

  
 wcco.com - Bartolo Colon Wins AL Cy Young Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Colon won a surprisingly one-sided vote Tuesday, beating out reliever Mariano Rivera and becoming the first Angels pitcher in 41 years to take home the honor.
Colon, who led the league with 21 wins, was listed first on 17 ballots and second on the other 11 for 118 points in voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Colon's injury kept him off the roster for the AL championship series against Chicago, and the Angels were eliminated in five games by the White Sox, who went on to a World Series sweep of Houston.
wcco.com /sports/local_story_312141033.html   (785 words)

  
 ESPN.com: MLB - Indians' Colon traded to Expos in six-player deal
Cleveland sent Colon, minor league pitcher Tim Drew and cash to the Expos for Stevens and three prospects: pitcher Cliff Lee, outfielder Grady Sizemore and Phillips, a shortstop.
Colon was 10-4 with a 2.55 ERA in 16 starts and was on his way to making the All-Star team for the second time.
Colon was signed through this season, with the cost-cutting Indians holding a $6 million club option for 2003.
espn.go.com /mlb/news/2002/0627/1399893.html   (1174 words)

  
 ESPN.com - MLB - Bartolo Colon - Los Angeles Angels - Player Card
Colon to be examined by team doctor later this week
Bartolo Colon will return from Arizona, where he has been rehabbing a partially torn rotator cuff, to Southern California in the coming days to be examined by team orthopedist Lewis Yocum.
The injury-plagued season of Bartolo Colon took another hit on Friday when he learned he has a rotator cuff problem that could possibly end his 2006 campaign.
baseball.espn.go.com /mlb/players/profile?statsId=5763   (147 words)

  
 Bartolo Colon Stats, Statistics and Fantasy News - RotoWire.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Colon (rotator cuff) will rejoin the team to be examined by team ortohpedist Lewis Yocum in the coming days, the Associated Press reports.
Colon is probably done for the season because of a rotator cuff problem revealed by an MRI on Friday, the Associated Press reports.
Colon is on the DL retroactive to J...
www.rotowire.com /baseball/player.htm?ID=5319   (200 words)

  
 What are the chances of the Yankees getting Bartolo Colon? - NYYFans.com Yankees Message Board
Colon is now back from injury, and although he's not as good as his salary, he does produce solid numbers just about every year.
Colon is nowhere near The Babe in terms of talent, though.
Colon's Cy Young award last year was a mistake (Santana or Rivera should have won it) but he did have a good year.
forums.nyyfans.com /showthread.php?threadid=96755   (1783 words)

  
 Los Angeles Angels, Bartolo Colon, Major League Baseball - CBS SportsLine.com
Colon, last year's AL Cy Young Award winner, hasn't pitched for the Angels since April 16 because of inflammation in his pitching shoulder.
Colon threw 47 pitches, and retired eight consecutive batters at one stage.
Colon went 21-8 with a 3.48 ERA and 157 strikeouts in 222 2/3 innings last season -- his second with the Angels.
cbs.sportsline.com /mlb/story/9474152/rss   (542 words)

  
 RotoChamps.com : Bartolo Colon
Bartolo Colon, who suffered a shoulder strain in the postseason, resumed throwing last week and is scheduled to begin working off a mound on Feb. 1.
Bartolo Colon today was named the American league Cy Young Award winner.
Angels' manager Mike Scioscia would like Bartolo Colon to lose "a few" pounds this spring to get down to his usual playing weight, about 250 pounds, the LA Times reports.
www.rotochamps.com /mlb-3103-Bartolo-Colon.html   (383 words)

  
 FOX Sports: Bartolo Colon
Bartolo Colon, #40-SP Bartolo Colon, #40-SP Ht: 5' 11" Wt: 250 Bats: R Throws: R
For all the talk about Colon's velocity, he hasn't struck out as many as 200 batters in a season since 2001 and his strikeouts dipped last year.
As Colon's girth grows, his velocity seems to decline.
msn.foxsports.com /mlb/player/85064   (180 words)

  
 Latino Baseball Players   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Standing only 5’11” Colon can throw up to 98 mph, and usually stands among the league leaders in strikeouts by the season’s end.
Like last season, Colon is once again off to a slow start, but as the weather heats up, so does he.
Personal: Bartolo Colon has a home in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, and was signed by the Cleveland Indians after being discovered by a scout at the age of 19.
www.latino-mlb-players.com /bartoloColon.php   (153 words)

  
 Angels forced to shelve Colon
Colon is 0-2 with a 7.07 earned-run average in three starts, having surrendered 14 runs — 11 earned — and 23 hits in 14 innings pitched.
Colon is coming off a season in which he went 21-8 with a 3.48 ERA in 33 starts, capturing the American League Cy Young Award as top pitcher.
Colon was put on the DL only once before, from April 16-May 12, 2000, with a pulled left oblique muscle.
www.cbc.ca /sports/story/2006/04/19/colon060419.html?ref=rss   (1105 words)

  
 Angels place Bartolo Colon on DL
Colon is 0-2 with a 7.07 ERA in three starts with the Angels this season.
Minnesota Twins orthopedic consultant Dr. John Steubs examined Colon Tuesday night at The Metrodome, and the 32-year-old pitcher -- who won the American League Cy Young Award last year -- underwent an MRI on his right shoulder Wednesday, which revealed the inflammation.
This is just the second time in his career that Colon has been on the disabled list.
www.softcom.net /webnews/wed/br/Ubba-colon.R2dG_GAJ.html   (153 words)

  
 My first poll: What would you give for Bartolo Colon? - Baseball Fever   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Colon would only be a short-term rental and will command huge bucks next winter, plus I don't trust his arm.
I know that Colon is a big name from last season, but despite his.251 BAA, he's still got a 6-7 record and 4.19 ERA, and a salary over $8m.
Of course the bonus of assuming the balance of Colon's salary for 2003 is that he will go on the FA market at the close of the season.
www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?p=71679   (1994 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - Bartolo Colon Wins Cy Young Award - U.S. & World
NEW YORK — Bartolo Colon won the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday in a surprisingly one-sided vote, becoming the first Angels pitcher in 41 years to take home the honor.
Both Colon and Rivera pitched for division champions, but the voters ultimately gave more weight to the starter: Colon threw 222 2-3 innings to Rivera's 78 1-3.
Colon gets a $500,000 bonus for winning the award — more than the entire salary of Lee, who made $345,000.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,174944,00.html   (675 words)

  
 Rob Dibble's Hard Ball - FOX Sports Blogs
Bartolo Colon MLB > AL West > Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim > Bartolo Colon
The AL MVP was won by Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees, the AL CY Young Award was won by Bartolo Colon of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the NL MVP Award was won by Albert Pujols of the St Louis Cardinals.
I just wanted you to know, that there are many players who give back, not because they have to, but because they want to.
community.foxsports.com /blogs/Dibble/Bartolo_Colon/30977   (692 words)

  
 Bartolo Colon - Cleveland Indians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Colon was 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA in the 1999 American
If Colon can overcome this weight problem, get in shape and back on track, he should be an intrical part of the Indians starting rotation for some time to come.
While he may have to wait some time to claim the number one starter's position (that would seem to belong to either Jaret Wright or whomever the Indians sign down the stretch drive), Colon should be successful, due in no small part, playing with the offensive and defensive lineup that the Indians boast.
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 Bartolo Colon an Angel...it'll become official about 3pm EST - Baseball Fever
The Angels have called a press conference for this afternoon to announce the signing of Bartolo Colon.
Colon was a pretty good signing, but man, that's a load of money.
Colon is one of those pitchers whom I label as someone who was always touted to be a top pitcher in the league, but never really hit that label...He still can i guess, but he just seems like a.500 or a little above pitcher to me...
www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=13011   (286 words)

  
 Halos Heaven :: Bartolo Colon is the 2005 American League Cy Young Award Winner
Bartolo gets a $500K bonus for winning the award - which is more than the entire $345K salary of 4th place finisher Cliff Lee of the Indians.
Bartolo Colon is the 2005 American League Cy Young Award Winner :: 2 Comments :: Post a Comment
The voters are idiots who gave Colon the award based on his win total, a horrible stat to decide such an award on.
www.halosheaven.com /story/2005/11/8/142551/493   (330 words)

  
 Halos Heaven :: A Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Blog
Were it not for a disastrous three months in 2004 and mediocre outings in postseason games, Colon would be in the Top 30.
Colon is only the 2nd Angel pitcher to win the Cy Young award.
If he could squeak a little of that mojo into October, there are a lot higher places he can go on this list, and with three more years in an Angels uniform under the current contract, plenty of time in which to get there.
www.halosheaven.com /story/2006/1/16/4051/67252   (291 words)

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