David Price meets Michelle Obama

by SID

While in Baltimore for a three-game series, David Price met first lady Michelle Obama at a youth clinic at Camden Yards today. The meeting was due to an initiative by MLB and the White House to combat child obesity.

Here is a video of David, shot by the Rays, showing her how to pitch:



And his thoughts on the clinic:

Price delivers at All-Star Game

by Barca Blog

David Price made the most of his first Major League All-Star appearance Tuesday night, even if pregame jitters tried to get in the way.

"I felt like I just had Thanksgiving dinner and was trying to pitch," said Price, who started the game for the American League. "It was fun. I was out there sweating. I couldn't really feel anything, my hand was just drenched. My glove felt like it was going to fall off."

The former Commodore overcame his nerves and set the tone early by tossing two scoreless innings in front of 45,408 at Angel Stadium. Price threw 23 pitches (16 for strikes) and only surrendered one hit while striking out one. He was also the only player to register triple digits on the radar gun, according to Steve Henson of Yahoo! Sports.

The National League won the game, 3-1, to earn their first All-Star victory since 1996.

More articles on Price's performance:
The Tampa Tribune: Price, Rays shine at All-Star Game
The Daily News Journal: All-Star debut for Price a huge success
MLB.com: All-Star memories will linger for Rays
The City Paper: Price cruises through All-Star start

Price named AL starter for All-Star Game

Information from MLB.com

Coming off a stellar first half, former Commodore David Price has been named as the American League All-Star team's starter in Tuesday night's All-Star Game at Angel Stadium (7 p.m. CT / Fox).

At 24, Price will be the youngest pitcher to start in the Midsummer Classic since 23-year-old Dwight Gooden of the Mets earned the nod for the NL in 1988.

The young lefty is tied for the AL lead with 12 wins and has a 2.42 ERA. 

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Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher David Price is hit with a shaving cream pie during a TV interview following his complete game shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

Price throws complete game shutout

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)— David Price finally got to finish what he started.

Price (3-1) threw a complete game shutout and Tampa Bay beat Toronto 6-0 on Sunday.

"Now I know what it takes," Price said. "I've been there and I've done that now. I've got that first little taste in my mouth. Now I want more. On this staff, five or six innings isn't enough. We want to go seven, eight or nine, and that's what these guys have been doing all year."

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Price stifles Yankees in career-long effort

by Barca Blog (AP Photo)

Tampa Bay starter David Price shined in his season debut to lead the Rays past the New York Yankees, 9-3, Friday night at Tropicana Field.

Price (1-0) limited the defending World Series champions to three runs and seven hits while striking out seven in a career-high 7 2/3 innings.

"That was one of my better ones (in the majors)," the former Commodore said of his performance. "But there's always room for improvement."

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What they said about Price after the game:

Rays Manager Joe Maddon

"It had to be the best I've ever seen him. I haven't seen him a lot as a starter. Really sharp, came out of the chute with great fastball command, high velocity, and then he started adding in his curve, his slider and his changeup. He really pitched well, that's really encouraging. That was really fun to watch. ... He got the bullpen back in order in one day."

Yankees Catcher Jorge Posada

"He was outstanding. He threw some curveballs for a strike, some fastballs in and out. He mixed in some changeups and sliders. He has a very good arm."


Yankees First Baseman Mark Teixeira

"He really didn't make any mistakes. We hit a couple balls hard, but he pitched pretty darn well."

Articles of Interest
Tampa Tribune: Price's talent on display
Associated Press: Price, Rays rout Yankees
MLB.com: Price throws strong innings

Price hosts charity function Dec. 12

by SID

Former Commodore hurler David Price will be hosting A Night with David Price & Friends scheduled for Dec. 12 from 6-9 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Vanderbilt. The dinner and silent/live auction will benefit his Project One Four Foundation and the PENCIL Foundation.

Scheduled to join David at the event are major league umpire Chuck Meriwether, former major leaguer and local standout R.A. Dickey and Vanderbilt pitching coach Derek Johnson. Voice of the Commodores Joe Fisher will emcee the event which will also feature a panel storytelling and Q&A session.

Tim Corbin Speaks at Mt. Juliet Rotary

by Eric Jones - Head baseball coach Tim Corbin took a break from his daily morning ritual of eating at Waffle House to speak at the Mt. Juliet Breakfast Rotary on Tuesday morning at Victory Baptist Church. He's even getting comfortable in the community as he braved the backroads to his destination some 19 miles from Hawkins Field. The appearance in Mt. Juliet is one of several speaking engagements that Corbin will do in the off-season. If you haven't gotten a chance to hear him speak, put it on your bucketlist to do.

It is always easy to hear the pride in Corbin's telling and re-telling of the stories of David Price's maturation as well as Sonny Gray's emergence as a leader on and off the field for the Dores. Corbin gets high marks for not only winning on the field, but for his ability during the recruiting process to find student-athletes with high character.

Incidently, Mt. Juliet has become a mini-pipeline for the Vanderbilt Baseball program in recent years. The brothers Shao, Matt and Stephen, were among the first in the Corbin era to contribute from Mt. Juliet High School. Caleb Cotham, a 2006 MJHS alumn, emerged to lead the Dores in wins (7) last year, while limiting opponents to a .222 batting average which was also tops on the staff. His loss will be felt in the weekend rotation after he signed in August with the Yankees as their fifth overall pick. Taylor Hill, fresh off of an impressive summer in the Cape pitching for Chatham, may be poised to take over for his prep and college teammate as the next Mt. Juliet product to shine on the diamond, perhaps even as an SEC weekend starter.

Price picks up fourth win

By Ryan Schulz - Former Commodore lefty David Price earned his fourth win of the season and second of July on Friday as Tampa Bay defeated Kansas City 8-2.

Price tossed seven innings of five-hit baseball, surrendering just one run, while walking two and striking out three. The seven innings pitched matched a career high for Price, who moved to 4-4 on the season.

The strong outing was much needed for Price after two of his previous four starts lasted three innings or less.

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Price on center stage

By Travis Young - Former Vanderbilt pitcher David Price will be in the spotlight tonight as he faces the Norfolk Tides in a Triple-A International game in Durham, N.C. Tonight's game will feature two of Major League’s top-two prospects in Tampa Bay’s Price and Baltimore Orioles switch-hitting catcher Matt Wieters. Both Price and Wieters are ranked as Baseball America’s top 2009 overall prospects.

While at Vanderbilt Price posted a historical career en route to being named the 2007 Consensus National Player of the Year and the first overall draft pick by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2007 draft. This last season, Price proved to be a valuable arm at the back end of Tampa Bay’s bullpen as he recorded the save in a memorable game seven against the Boston Red Sox, giving Tampa Bay its first American League Pennant.

To view Baseball America’s Q&A with Price and Wieters, click here.