He made his major-league debut with the San Diego Padres in 2002. He made nine more appearances for the Padres in 2003, but struggled and didn't return to the majors until 2006 with the Phillies.

Condrey cleared waivers four times with the Phillies in 2007, which meant he had five stints with the Phils and four with triple-A Ottawa.

That's not exactly great job security for Condrey, who is 1-1 with a 4.36 ERA in 24 appearances this season.

Readers of The Inquirer's Phillies blog - The Phillies Zone (http://go.philly. com/phillieszone) - submitted questions for Condrey this week. He answered them before last night's game against the Rangers.

Condrey, a proud Texan and avid outdoorsman, played along:

Question: How hard is it to stay sharp when you don't get to pitch for long periods of time?

- Megan M., Ventnor, N.J.
Answer: It's not hard, because we're in the bullpen and we can throw whenever we really want to, pretty much.

Q: The first game I saw you pitch in person you picked off someone at first, but the runner somehow made it to second. Then you followed it up by picking him off at second. Now, every time I see you come into the game, I think of what happened there. Where or how did you develop your pickoff move?

- Matt S., Ambler.
A: In college [McNeese State University]. It's more of a balk move, actually.

Q: What's the biggest misconception about Texas?

- John D., Philadelphia.
A: It does get cold.

Q: It's Game 7 of the World Series and you recover So Taguchi's walkoff home run in the bullpen. Are you giving the ball to Taguchi or Cooperstown, or are you Mientkiewicz-ing it?

- Kevin K., Mt. Laurel, N.J.
A: I give it to So. It's not mine. It would mean something more for him to tell stories.

Q: How did you avoid suspension during triple-A Portland's brawl with a Las Vegas 51's fan in 2003 [every member of the Portland Beavers except Condrey was suspended after they chased a fan into the stands after he threw a soft squeezeball at Tagg Bozied]?

- John T., Montclair, N.J.
A: It was after the game and I was inside icing my shoulder. I was starting that year, so I was inside. They didn't come into the clubhouse for about five or 10 minutes. I had the ice and I was sitting on the couch. I went to take it off and started going outside, but they were coming in whooping and hollering and I realized I was in my underwear so I wasn't going outside. I didn't really know what was going on until they came in.

Q: Being an avid outdoorsman, do you, like "Sack Master" in the movie Wedding Crashers, hunt quail? - Greg P., Hoboken, N.J.
A: I don't hunt quail. I hunt deer, dove, duck. That's it. Rabbits. Whatever I can eat.

Q: Squirrels?

A: Squirrels, too. It's good stuff.

Q: Have you had a raccoon?

A: Yeah, I was forced to eat one once. It's very greasy and very tough. I've had armadillo one time. It's the same type of deal. The armadillo is probably the worst thing I've eaten. We ate it because we shot it, and anything we shoot we're supposed to eat.

Read his blog at http://go.philly.com/phillieszone.