He went 5-4 with a 5.16 ERA in 34 games, then was put on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow inflammation on July 6 and missed the rest of the season.
Flash Gordon files for free agency
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - November 1, 2008 The right-hander, who turns 41 on Nov. 18, had bone spurs
removed and his ulnar collateral ligament repaired in his arm on
Oct. 16.