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Encyclopedia > Ryan Freel

Ryan Paul Freel (born March 8, 1976 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a professional baseball player. He attended Tallahassee Community College and made his Major League debut on April 4, 2001 with the Toronto Blue Jays. Freel is now a member of the Cincinnati Reds. Freel is known for versatility in the field, playing all three outfield positions, second base, and third base, while making many acrobatic plays. He is also a major threat on the base paths, totaling 110 stolen bases in the past three years (37 in 2004, 36 in 2005, and 37 in 2006). He does not hit for power (only 21 home runs in his career) but does get on base, with a career .367 on-base percentage, and has scored 262 runs in 475 career games. March 8 is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Motto: Where Florida Begins Location in the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Duval Government  - Mayor John Peyton (R) Area  - City  885 sq mi (2,264. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 5, 8, 10, 13, 18, 20, 24, 42 Name Cincinnati Reds (1958–present) Cincinnati Redlegs (1953-1958) Cincinnati Reds (1882-1953) Cincinnati Red Stockings (1876-1882) Ballpark Great American Ball Park (2003–present) Riverfront... Acrobatics (from Greek Akros, high and bat, walking) is one of the performing arts. ...


Freel was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 10th round of the 1995 amateur draft and signed with the Reds as a free agent in the fall of 2002. He recently signed a two-year, $3 million contract extension with the Reds and is signed through 2009. Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) East Division (1977–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Toronto Blue Jays (1977–present) Ballpark Rogers Centre (1989–present) a. ...


Freel has twice been arrested for driving under the influence.[1] He paid a fine after the first incident and charges were dropped for the second.[2]


Farney

Freel gained some notoriety in August 2006 when The Dayton Daily News reported that Freel talks to an imaginary voice in his head named Farney.[3] Said Freel: "He's a little guy who lives in my head who talks to me and I talk to him. That little midget in my head said, 'That was a great catch, Ryan,' I said, 'Hey, Farney, I don't know if that was you who really caught that ball, but that was pretty good if it was.' Everybody thinks I talk to myself, so I tell 'em I'm talking to Farney."[4] Freel later said that Farney's name arose from a conversation with Reds trainer Mark Mann: "He actually made a comment like, 'How are the voices in your head?' We'd play around and finally this year he said, 'What's the guy's name?' I said, 'Let's call him Farney.' So now everybody's like, 'Run, Farney, run' or 'Let Farney hit today. You're not hitting very well.'"[5] The Dayton Daily News (DDN) is a daily newspaper published in Dayton, Ohio. ...


References

  1. ^ http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060108&content_id=1292711&vkey=news_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin
  2. ^ http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060124&content_id=1300036&vkey=news_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin
  3. ^ http://sportsline.com/columns/story/9596332
  4. ^ http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/baseball/20060813-9999-1s13bbhorn.html
  5. ^ http://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=5417&sessionstatus=notloggedin&mode=login

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Ryan Freel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (224 words)
In 2004 and 2005 Freel played all three outfield positions, second base, and third base, while making many acrobatic plays, some that were just downright crazy.
Ryan Freel was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 10th round of the 1995 amateur draft and signed with the Reds as a free agent in the fall of 2002.
Freel is a utility men in Major League Baseball.
Fantasy Baseball Profile - Ryan Freel (912 words)
Freel was placed on the DL Tuesday with torn cartilage in his knee and will undergo arthroscopic surgery on the knee Thursday.
Freel was not in the Reds' lineup Saturday as he is mired in a 3-18 slump.
Freel has a moderate strain of his hamstring and will receive treatment on it for the next 10 days and then will be re-evaluated.
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