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 The world's top doug drabek websites
Doug was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft and, after playing in the minor leagues for four different teams, made his Major League debut on May 30, 1986 for the New York Yankees.
Doug was traded in the off-season with Logan Easley and Brian Fisher to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Rick Rhoden, Cecilio Guante and Pat Clements.
Doug had his best years with Pittsburgh, from 1987 to 1992, during which time he regularly pitched over 230 innings and consistently finished in the top 10 in the National League ERA race.
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 Welcome to Comcast SportsNet
Drabek was the seventh right-handed pitcher selected in the draft, but scouting reports indicate that he will be better than his dad.
Drabek dodged serious injury in both cases — both judicially and physically — but he still hasn’t escaped a reputation for a hotheaded spoiled brat.
The older Drabek was a workhorse and an innings eater, who relied on his breaking pitches and splitter to compile 220 or more innings in six straight seasons.
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Dec 0 199 - Doug Drabek, a former pitcher for the University of Houston, signs with the Astros as a free agent.
Doug Drabek and Doug Jones are pounded, wasting a four-hit, four-RBI night from Ed Taubensee.
Caminiti and Biggio are named to the N.L. All-Star team along with Jeff Bagwell, Doug Drabek and John Hudek (none as starters) to total a club-record five All-Stars in one season.
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 Scout.com: Drabek Talented, But Brings Question Marks
Drabek played both shortstop and pitcher in high school and many scouts believe he's a better pitching prospect than his father, Doug Drabek was.
Drabek is generally thought of as having as much or more talent than anybody in the draft, if you're willing to look past the character issues that drafting him brings to the forefront.
Drabek has a decent slider and change-up and throws a fastball in the low to mid 90 mile per hour range.
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 Kyle Drabek follows in father's footsteps to pro baseball | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Clad in a dark green Woodlands Highlanders T-shirt and white golf visor, Doug Drabek was the poster child for high school baseball dads.
Doug Drabek is a father and a husband.
Doug Drabek takes pride in all that his son has accomplished at such a young age, but his heart aches because of the hardships Kyle has faced as a standout high school player.
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 PhilliesDraft.com - 2006 Phillies Draft Report - Round 1 - Kyle Drabek
Doug lost a no-hitter in Philadelphia on August 3, 1990 (Kyle was 2 at the time) when Sal Campusano got a two out hit on a 3-2 count.
Doug was more of the classic "drop and drive" pitcher, while Kyle stays much higher in his delivery in order to create more of a downward plane.
Drabek should be expected to start his career with the GCL club and then follow an accelerated path to the major leagues similar to the ones taken by Gavin Floyd and Cole Hamels.
www.philliesdraft.com /2006/2006Round01.html   (2767 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Deion Sanders
Doug was the go-to guy on a Pirates staff that won back-to-back divisions in the early '90s.
Apart from that magical 1990 season, Drabek was a.500 pitcher, finishing with a 155 wins and 134 losses for career.
Instead, Drabek knew when to quit, even though he still had enough left for a complete game in that '98 season.
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 The Ballplayers - Doug Drabek 1964 | BaseballLibrary.com
Under the tutelage of pitching coach Ray Miller, Drabek expanded his repertoire from a fastball and slider to include a changeup and lethal curveball.
Two strong performances from Drabek in the NLCS (including a 2-1 complete-game loss in Game Two) however, were not enough to keep the Pirates from falling in six games to the Reds.
After six seasons with the Pirates, Drabek signed a free-agent contract with the Astros in December 1992.
www.baseballlibrary.com /ballplayers/player.php?name=Doug_Drabek_1962   (1162 words)

  
 drabek: Superman Homepage
Andy Pettitte what to expect, it is Doug Drabek, a man who lives a quiet, unassuming.
Doug Drabek batting, fielding and pitching major league baseball lifetime statistics for each season and his career, and a list of any post-season awards he has won and his rank on various.
Drabek Dog Training offers group classes at the Humane Society for Seattle/King County in Bellevue and the Seattle Canine Club in Seattle by Safeco Field.
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 Phillies gamble on top pick (phillyBurbs.com) | Philadelphia Phillies
Drabek, who has a 95-mph fastball and killer curve, recently addressed his off-field issues by telling “Baseball America” that his public intoxication charge at a bonfire on Jan. 7, 2005 wised him up.
Doug Drabek told “Baseball America” his son hid nothing in pre-draft meetings with teams.
Drabek has committed to junior-college power San Jacinto (Texas), but is eager to sign with the Phillies.
www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/102-06072006-667017.html   (1236 words)

  
 Claire Smith: Baseball Around the Horn: 06/24/06
Former major-league pitcher Doug Drabek knows that is what people think when they see his son Kyle on the mound.
It is part of the routine: sons and daughters of big-leaguers rollicking around ballparks in baggy baseball uniforms and floppy caps, playing make-believe on the field, in dugouts, in Dad's locker, all while the big guys watch over them - and dream.
Doug Drabek's approach was simple: "Let them have fun." It was also caring, Kyle said.
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 USATODAY.com - The Woodlands proves Texas is more than a football state   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Pitcher Kyle Drabek, son of former major league pitcher Doug Drabek and the No. 18 overall pick by the Philadelphia Phillies in the recent major league draft, is the best player.
The pitching duo of Drabek and fellow senior Stephen Maxwell combined to record 28 of the team's 38 wins, and the pitching staff as a whole combined for a 1.36 ERA.
Although Drabek was the ace, Maxwell, who is committed to TCU, had 14 victories and a 1.27 ERA.
www.usatoday.com /sports/preps/baseball/2006-06-21-woodlands_x.htm   (529 words)

  
 Minor League Ball :: Minor Leagues blog featuring John Sickels
In his fathers opinion his Drabek has a ML curve and velocity with a change and 2-seamer that need work.
Doug never denied anything, but nothing was specificaly spoken about.
Doug was honest and his voice let me know that he was not fibbing IMO.
www.minorleagueball.com /story/2006/6/5/172118/2891   (737 words)

  
 Doug Drabek Books on Amazon.com
Doug Drabek made his Major League debut on 05-30-1986 with the New York Yankees.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present all the Doug Drabek books currently listed on Amazon.com - the leading providing of online Doug Drabek books.
Did you know that Baseball Almanac is attempting to catalog every ballplayer who has appeared on a Baseball Digest Cover since the magazine was first published in August 1942 when major league games were confined to the eastern and midwestern regions of the country?
www.baseball-almanac.com /books/index.php?p=drabedo01   (244 words)

  
 Athletes - Doug Drabek
Doug was traded in the off-season with Logan Easley and Brian Fisher to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Rick Rhoden, Cecilio Guante and Tyrone Slothrop.
Doug went 22-6 with a 2.76 ERA in 1990 en route to winning the National League Cy Young Award and leading the Pirates to the postseason (where they lost in the National League Championship Series to the Cincinnati Reds).
In 2004, his first year of eligibility, Drabek received less than 5% of the vote
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 Phillies Sign First-Round Draft Pick Drabek - MLB - Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies Sign First-Round Draft Pick Drabek Philadelphia, PA -- (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Phillies signed their first-round draft pick, pitcher Kyle Drabek, to a contract on Thursday.
Drabek, the son of former Cy Young Award winner Doug Drabek, was selected with the 18th overall pick in last month's draft out of The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas.
Drabek also tossed a no-hitter in May with a school-record 19 strikeouts.
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 The Good Phight :: A Philadelphia Phillies Blog
Update [2006-6-6 13:24:23 by dajafi]: Phils select P/SS Kyle Drabek, son of 1990 NL Cy Young Award winner Doug Drabek, with the 18th pick in the first round.
doug drabek had a career era+ of 101.
I guess I was referring to a couple excellent seasons and especially Doug's 1990 Cy Young year.
www.thegoodphight.com /story/2006/6/6/13528/44296   (850 words)

  
 Minor League Ball :: Comments Doug Drabek on the radio
Im sure if there were significant makeup issues, his dad would let us know.
There are parents of mass murders that still claim their kids were good people.
Can you actually imagine Doug Drabek saying, "Ya, Kyle's a real a-hole and he'll never succeed in the majors, let me tell you, any team that drafts him will really regret it..."
www.minorleagueball.com /comments/2006/6/5/172118/2891/2   (146 words)

  
 Doug   Drabek New York Yankees Baseball Cards
Doug Drabek was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft and traded to the New York Yankees in 1984.
After 3 straight losses in the NLCS, the Pirates traded Drabek away to the Houston Astros where he continued to pitch well and was named to the All Star team in 1994.
There are currently 6 baseball cards of Doug Drabek found in the nyyankeecards.com database.
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 phillies #1 pick, kyle drabek - Baseball Fever
i am a cards fan but kyle drabek, the phillies 1st round pick this year, went to my high school.
I know Doug did alot for the communities that he played at and can can only hope that Kyle will do the same.
I hope to get is autograph someday to complete a fantistic "family" set.
www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=48467   (278 words)

  
 eBay - doug drabek cards, Cards, Autographs-Original items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Doug Drabek signed card 1992 Upper Deck UD CL Dodgers
Doug Drabek NY New York Yankees Pitts Pirates Signed
Doug Drabek Pittsburgh Pirates Upper Deck Card 1990
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 SportingNews.com - MLB - Phillies activate Lieber, sign Drabek
While the Phillies welcomed Lieber back, they signed first-round draft pick Kyle Drabek.
The right-hander, who is the son of former Cy Young Award winner Doug Drabek, was assigned to Clearwater of the Gulf Coast League.
Drabek went 14-0 with a 1.00 ERA and 155 strikeouts in 91 innings over 14 games this season at The Woodlands High School in Woodlands, Texas.
www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=106406   (287 words)

  
 Houston Astros SHOOTING STARS Poster - Greg Swindell, Pete Harnisch, Doug Drabek - Costacos Brothers 1993   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Featuring the classic intergalactic uniforms of the 1980s and early 1990s, this vintage beauty features the three recently-acquired starting pitchers that fans hoped would anchor the rotation for years to come, and finally bring the franchise to the promised land.
While each of Greg Swindell, Pete Harnisch, and Doug Drabek had some shining moments in the Astrodome, it wasn't meant to be, and each moved on to leave Houston like a shooting star.
Nonetheless, this is both a beautiful poster from an optimistic era, and a rare collector's item you likely have never seen before, and won't find anywhere else.
www.sportsposterwarehouse.com /warehouse/astrospitchers93cos.htm   (192 words)

  
 ePier - DOUG DRABEK - 1993 ULTRA - 392 - ASTROS
ePier - DOUG DRABEK - 1993 ULTRA - 392 - ASTROS
DOUG DRABEK - 1993 ULTRA - 392 - ASTROS
Your bid is a legally binding contract to purchase the item from the seller, so only place a bid If you're serious about buying the item.
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 Dick's Sporting Goods - Pittsburgh Pirates Doug Drabek Player Cards
Now in one purchase you can get 20 different Doug Drabek trading cards along with a plastic 20 count card storage box.
This is the perfect gift for the Doug Drabek fan in your house.
The storage box has square corners and is perfect for stacking your Doug Drabek cards right along side all of you other favorite players.
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 Doug Drabek Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
The Chicago White Sox sent players to be named later to the New York Yankees for Roy Smalley.
The Chicago White Sox sent Doug Drabek (August 13, 1984) and Kevin Hickey (August 13, 1984) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
View Doug Drabek's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
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 Doug Drabek Autographs - Pittsburgh Pirates - 1993 Score Autographed Card
Doug Drabek Autographs - Pittsburgh Pirates - 1993 Score Autographed Card
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 Doug Drabek autograph
Official Major League Baseball autographed by Doug Drabek inscribed "1990 Cy Young"(Pittsburgh Pirates Cy Young winner, Astros, Yankees, Orioles, White Sox legend)
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 Doug Drabek Memorabilia - Houston Astros Signed 8x10 Photo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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 #89 Doug Drabek, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, Colorado Rockies - Out of the Park Baseball Report
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft...
Traded from Pittsburgh to Atlanta on 5/28/1990 (Going to PIT: P David Nied, CF Doug Glanville, P Kazuhiro Sasaki.
Going to ATL: P Doug Drabek, P Mike Henneman, P Willie Hernandez)...
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