pher ▁to ▁quit ▁baseball . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Port ▁St . ▁Luc ie , ▁Florida , ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁was ▁being ▁paid ▁eight ▁dollars ▁per ▁hour ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁grounds keeper ▁for ▁the ▁St . ▁Luc ie ▁M ets . ▁ ▁While ▁t ending ▁to ▁the ▁minor ▁league ▁complex ' s ▁field ▁in ▁Florida , ▁Pul si pher ▁continued ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁shape . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles . ▁While ▁with ▁the ▁A AA ▁Ott awa ▁Lyn x ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁again ▁experienced ▁b outs ▁of ▁de pression ▁and ▁anx iety ▁and ▁was ▁pres cribed ▁P ax il , ▁which ▁he ▁says ▁improved ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Pul si pher ▁did ▁not ▁purs ue ▁a ▁major ▁league ▁contract ▁and ▁instead ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Long ▁Island ▁D uck s ▁of ▁the ▁independent ▁Atlantic ▁League . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Pul si pher ▁was ▁starting ▁games , ▁and ▁he ▁pitch ed ▁well ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁an ▁Atlantic ▁League ▁All - Star . ▁He ▁led ▁Long ▁Island ▁to ▁its ▁first ▁league ▁championship , ▁winning ▁the ▁cl inch ing ▁game . ▁ ▁Pul si pher ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Mar in ers ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁but ▁was ▁injured ▁after ▁two ▁decent ▁minor ▁league ▁starts ▁and ▁released ▁in ▁September . ▁He ▁recovered ▁to ▁pitch ▁well ▁for