Turk Wendell


‧ Position: Pitcher

‧ Height: 6-foot-2

‧ Weight: 205 pounds

‧ Bats: Right

‧ Throws: Right

‧ Age: 38

‧ Acquired: Signed to a minor league contract Jan. 20 after pitching for
             Philadelphia in 2003.

‧ Status: In the battle for one of three open spots in the Rockies bullpen.

‧ Career highlights: Has made 534 of 540 big-league appearances as a reliever
                      Appeared in nine consecutive games with the New York Mets
                      in September 1998 . . . Has a career 2.63 earned-run
                      average in 13 postseason appearances with the Mets,
                      including the 2000 World Series.

‧ Personal: He and his wife, Barbara, have a daughter Dakota Karoline and son
             Wyatt Dylan and live in Castle Rock year-round . . . Flew an F-16
             fighter jet with the Thunderbirds, hitting 9.4 G-forces, the most
             by anyone other than a pilot . . . Signed by Atlanta as a
             fifth-round draft pick out of Quinnipiac College in June 1988.

‧ Who had the biggest impact on your career?
             "Randy Myers (former big-league pitcher). He taught me the
              importance of the consistency of a routine. He had a unique
              routine he followed, but it was how he got ready. If you want to
              be the best at something, you have to look at the best."