LVP (Least Valuable Player): Kyle Kendrick. Don't let his 11 wins fool you, Kendrick was a bullpen killer who got worse as the season went on. Talk about a sophomore slump -- Kendrick's ERA ballooned from 3.87 in his rookie season to 5.46 in 2008. 
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Quotes about Kyle Kendrick
LVP (Least Valuable Player): Kyle Kendrick. Don't let his 11 wins fool you, Kendrick was a bullpen killer who got worse as the season went on. Talk about a sophomore slump -- Kendrick's ERA ballooned from 3.87 in his rookie season to 5.46 in 2008.
was said
in Sports Blogs
Tuesday was an important start for Kyle Kendrick, and if he could have mapped it out, this wasn't the way it would have began. The 24-year-old Phillies right-hander had already given up four early runs when pitching coach Rich Dubee came to the mound for a conference in the second inning.
was said
in Sports Blogs
We're a tight-knit group ... We can help each other out. Moyer helps [Cole] Hamels out and [Kyle] Kendrick's just bouncing around, listening to everybody.
said Brett Myers
in MLB.com
First it was Cole Hamels and Heidi Strobel. Now, Kyle Kendrick wants in on the action. The Phillies 2nd year hurler is reportedly dating Survivor: Palau and Survivor: Guatemala alum, Stephenie LaGrossa.
was said
in Deadspin
On one hand you don't want to start the game down 3-0 ... But on the other hand I don't think at any point this team panics or tries to do more than what were capable of. We're more of a second-half-of-the-game hitting club anyway and you know (Kyle Kendrick) did a great job of holding them there.
said Jayson Werth
It's [Kendrick's] career ... He should watch Webb pitch. Kyle has got as good a sinker, and more velocity. [Webb] was scuffling and spinning his wheels and revamped himself. Now, he's a premier guy in the big leagues that pitches deep into games and faces lineups three and four times. He gets ground ball after ground ball and makes it look easy. Kyle needs to take advantage and pick this guy's brain.
was said
in MLB.com
Quotes from articles mentioning Kyle Kendrick
When children are scared in their rooms, they can turn it on, play a game, watch a movie -- anything that will remind them of home
said Vivek Khanwalkar
in MLB.com
I don't know if Ryan Howard will rest ... He'll probably try to hit two home runs [to reach 50].
said Charlie Manuel
in MLB.com
