Philadelphia Phillies at San Diego Padres: West Coast Swing Starts

2026 Chachi 2006 Topps Missing Links #1

2006 Topps #477

Monday, May 25th - 6:40
Tuesday, May 26th - 9:40
Wednesday, May 27th - 4:10

Petco Park - San Diego, CA
Tonight is a Bark at the Park theme night and tomorrow night, fans will receive a patriotic Padres Aloha shirt and 

Philadelphia Phillies 26-27
3rd Place in the N.L. East, 9 1/2 games behind the Braves

Phillies Probables
Jesus Luzardo (3-4, 4.85)
Aaron Nola (2-4, 6.04)
Cristopher Sanchez (5-2, 1.62)

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Brandon Marsh - .320
Runs:  Kyle Schwarber - 33
Home Runs:  Kyle Schwarber - 20
RBIs:  Kyle Schwarber - 36
Stolen Bases:  Bryson Stott - 10

Wins:  Cristopher Sanchez - 5
ERA:  Cristopher Sanchez - 1.62

Strikeouts:  Cristopher Sanchez - 86
Saves:  Jhoan Duran - 9

San Diego Padres 31-21
2nd Place in the N.L. West, 1 1/2 games behind the Dodgers

Padres Probables
Randy Vasquez (5-2, 2.96)
Griffin Canning (0-2, 9.00)
Walker Buehler (3-2, 5.05)

Padres Leaders
Average:  Gavin Sheets - .253
Runs:  Manny Machado - 26
Home Runs:  Gavin Sheets - 9
RBIs:  Manny Machado - 25
Stolen Bases:  Fernando Tatis - 12

Wins:  Randy Vasquez - 5
ERA:  Michael King - 2.76

Strikeouts:  Michael King - 63
Saves:  Mason Miller - 16

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Phillies Missing Links of the 2000s - #18 Adam Bernero

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Adam Gino Bernero
Starting Pitcher

Released by the Royals on June 2nd, the Phillies plucked Adam Bernero from the waiver wires on June 8th and he made his only start with the team on June 30th.  It didn't go well (see below).  Bernero was designated for assignment on July 4th, released on July 13th and re-signed by the Royals on July 14th, his entire Phillies career lasting less than six weeks and resulting in an ERA of 36.00.

Bernero's emergency start was necessitated when Brett Myers was placed on the temporary inactive list following Myers' late night arrest in Boston on June 23rd for striking his wife outside a bar.  Myers pitched on June 24th in Boston, but was on the inactive list when his next scheduled start came around prompting Bernero's recall from the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons.  Only 5 1/2 games behind the first place Mets when the month of June began, the Bernero game ended the month with the Phillies now 11 games back.  They'd finish the season just 3 games back in the N.L. Wild Card standings.

Bernero appeared in three games for the Royals later that summer, took the 2007 season off and attempted a comeback with the Pirates' AAA team in 2008 before calling it a career.

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'4"  Weight:  205
Born:  November 28, 1976, San Jose, CA
Signed:  Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent, May 21, 1999
Major League Teams:  Detroit Tigers 2000-2003; Colorado Rockies 2003-2004; Atlanta Braves 2005; Phillies 2006; Kansas City Royals 2006
Professional Affiliations:  Detroit Tigers 1999-2003; Colorado Rockies 2003-2004; Atlanta Braves 2005; Phillies 2006; Kansas City Royals 2006; Pittsburgh Pirates 2008

Phillies Career
1 start, 0-1, 36.00 ERA, 2 innings, 8 runs on 7 hits
Acquired:  June 8, 2006 - Signed as a free agent formerly with the Kansas City Royals
Debut and Final Game:  June 30, 2006 - Started in Toronto, lasting two innings and allowing home runs to Lyle Overbay (2) and Eric Hinske.  Fabio Castro relieved him to start the third.
Departed:  July 13, 2006 - Released and signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals, July 14, 2006.

0 Bernero Baseball Cards in My Collection

Complete Chachi Checklist
2006 Chachi #42

2000 Upper Deck Black Diamond Rookie Edition #104

2001 Upper Deck #32

2005 Topps Total #681

2006 Chachi #42

Other Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  2000 Upper Deck Black Diamond Rookie Edition #104
First Topps Base Card:  N/A
Last Mainstream Card:  2005 Topps Total #681 (with Jorge Sosa)
Other Notable Cards:  2001 Fleer Tradition #364, 2001 Upper Deck #32, 2003 Donruss Team Heroes #195, 2004 Topps Total #483, 2006 Multi-Ad Omaha Royals #5

Sources:  Baseball Reference and The Trading Card Database

Phillies Missing Links of the 2000s
1 Kirk Bullinger
2 Chris Pritchett
3 Bryan Ward
4 Mark Holzemer
5 Turner Ward
6 P.J. Forbes
7 Matt Walbeck
8 Kelly Stinnett
9 Valerio de los Santos
10 Josh Hancock
11 Brian Powell
12 Paul Abbott
13 Todd Jones
14 A.J. Hinch
15 Ramon Martinez
16 Matt Kata
17 Aquilino Lopez
18 Adam Bernero

This is a continuing series looking at those players who spent time with the Phillies but possess no baseball card proof of their time in Philadelphia.  In some cases, the First and Last Mainstream cards listed above have been subjectively chosen if multiple cards were released in that year.

Phillies at Marlins: September 13th through September 15th

Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 7:10

Records:  Phillies 83-61, 1st Place in NL East (1 game ahead of the Braves); Marlins 73-69, 3rd Place in NL East (9 games behind the Phillies)

Short-Timers:  When the Phillies unceremoniously released lefty reliever Nate Robertson last week, I started thinking about other former Phillies with extremely short tenures.  Robertson started the season with the Marlins, but he was released at the end of July.  He pitched for a few weeks in August for the Cardinals' AAA club in Memphis before requesting his release there.  The Phils picked him up on August 24th and he pitched in 2 games for the AAA IronPigs before finding himself wearing #31 for the Phillies upon his recall on September 6th.  Robertson was on the team's active roster for all of 4 days, appearing in 2 games and running up an impressive 54.00 ERA in an inning of work.  That's 6 earned runs in 1 inning.  He was released on September 9th.

2006 Chachi #42

So who else had been a Phillie for a week or less in recent memory?  My brain almost immediately thought of Adam Bernero (scary, isn't it?) who started one lone game for the Phils back on June 30, 2006.  He lasted just 2 innings, allowing 8 runs on 7 hits, including 3 home runs to the Blue Jays.  A few days later, he was designated for assignment and eventually released.

Honorable mentions:  Steven Register was on the active roster for 5 games in 2009 and he appeared in just 1 game, pitching 2 innings.  For the World Championship year of 2008, there was R.J. Swindle (3 games, 7.71 ERA) and Chris Snelling (4 games, 2 for 4 with a home run).  And who could ever forget Anderson Garcia's 9 days on the Phils' roster back in 2007?  He appeared in 1 game, pitching two-thirds of an inning and allowing a run for a 13.50 ERA.

Phillies Probables:  Joe Blanton, Cole Hamels, Roy Halladay
Marlins Probables:  Andrew Miller, Adalberto Mendez, Alex Sanabia