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There have been many well-known people from Portland Oregon over the years including former MLB pitcher Larry Anderson.<\/span><\/p>\n

Larry enjoyed a 17-year Major League Baseball career that saw him play for multiple teams including the Indians, Phillies and Red Sox.<\/span><\/p>\n

He was a solid pitcher who posted a 40-39 record with 49 saves and a 3.15 ERA in close to 700 games pitched.<\/span><\/p>\n

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About Larry Anderson<\/span><\/h1>\n

His best MLB season came in 1987 when he enjoyed nine wins and 94 strikeouts.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s unique about his long career is that he was traded to Boston for Jeff Bagwell in 1990 and he\u2019s the only Phillies player to have played for the Phillies in both the 1983 and 1993 World Series.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although he had an \u201caverage\u201d fastball, Larry had a killer slider that ultimately became his money pitch and like other great pictures from his era whose fastballs lost velocity as they got older, Larry was able to extend his career because he always had an excellent command of his slider.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a 17-season career, Andersen posted a 40-39 record with 49\u00a0saves<\/a>\u00a0and a 3.15\u00a0ERA<\/a>\u00a0in 699\u00a0games pitched<\/a>. His best season was\u00a01987<\/a>\u00a0when he recorded nine\u00a0wins<\/a>, 94\u00a0strikeouts<\/a>, and 101\u200b^{2<\/sup>\u2044_{3<\/sub>\u00a0}}innings pitched<\/a>\u00a0in 67 games, all career highs. He is the only member of the Phillies to play in both the\u00a01983 World Series<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a01993 World Series<\/a>\u00a0(Darren Daulton<\/a>\u00a0had been called up, but did not make a game appearance in 1983). \u2013 Wikipedia<\/span><\/p>\n

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Broadcasting Career<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

By the mid-1990\u2019s, Larry\u2019s career was winding down with the Phillies and after failing to make the club in 1995 he transitioned to a player-coach for their minor league clubs before ultimately moving onto broadcasting.<\/span><\/p>\n

Andersen worked on both television and radio from 1998 to\u00a02006<\/a>\u00a0before moving exclusively to radio in\u00a02007<\/a>. Early in his broadcasting tenure, Andersen occasionally provided television color commentary when the Phillies were featured regionally on\u00a0Fox<\/a>\u00a0Saturday afternoon telecasts. During the 2007 season, he began doing\u00a0play-by-play<\/a>\u00a0work on Phillies radio broadcasts during the fifth and sixth innings but returned to full-time color commentary in\u00a02008<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

In 2012, Andersen was ranked #12 on the\u00a0MLB Network<\/a>\u00a0Countdown of the Top 25 personalities in\u00a0Major League Baseball<\/a>\u00a0history <\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Working Every Summer For 48 Years<\/span><\/h3>\n

Imagine not taking a summer break for close to 50 years\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

For a baseball player turned broadcaster like Larry Anderson this he\u2019s not been able to just relax during his summers because he\u2019s either been on the diamond or behind a mike.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 2018 season will mark the first time he\u2019s taken a break during the summer since he was a teenager because the now legendary broadcaster is going to be reducing his time behind in the broadcast booth to enjoy his free time.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was his decision.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if this team was going to the World Series or was going to finish in last,\u201d Andersen said Wednesday. \u201cIt had nothing to do with the baseball aspect of it. It was more just a personal decision that, in my waning years, I wanted to do some things while I was above ground.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

It is likely that Andersen does about half of the 162 games next season, with most of his work coming in home games. The Phillies have auditioned possible replacements for Andersen this season \u2014 they tried Kevin Stocker, J.C. Romero, Kevin Jordan, Doug Glanville, and current TV analyst Ben Davis in three-game stints.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Rob Brooks, the Phillies\u2019 manager of broadcasting, said the team may not hire one person to fill Andersen\u2019s void.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s earned the right to do what he wants,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been working to do what is best. It\u2019s going to be a significant reduction.\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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