Laurila: A conversation with Mets pitching coach Phil ‘The Vulture’ Regan
From SABR member David Laurila at FanGraphs on June 21, 2019:
The New York Mets made an out-of-the-box move yesterday, hiring 82-year-old Phil Regan as their interim pitching coach. The former big-league hurler, and longtime coach, takes over for Dave Eiland, who along with understudy Chuck Hernandez, was relieved of his duties in the throes of what has been an underachieving season.
As you should be aware, Regan’s nickname is “The Vulture.” It was given to him by Sandy Koufax, in a year that Regan went 14-1 out of the Dodgers bullpen with 21 saves and a 1.62 ERA. Prior to that 1966 season, he’d pitched primarily as a starter for the Detroit Tigers, the team he grew up rooting for in rural Michigan. Overall, Regan appeared in 551 games, for four teams, from 1960-1972.
Read the full article here: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/a-conversation-with-phil-the-vulture-regan/
Originally published: June 24, 2019. Last Updated: June 24, 2019.