Combs, who statistically has drawn comparisons to pitcher John Keefe, attended Hastings High School in Houston, Texas and later attended Baylor University, where he had a 3.8 grade point average in 1988, and Rice University.\n', '

In 1988, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the first round (11th overall). He had one "golden" season-that being his first professional year. In 1989, he had reached every level of professional baseball, from A-ball to the major leagues. For the Class A Clearwater Phillies, he went 2-1 with a 1.30 ERA in 6 games. For the Double-A Reading Phillies, he went 8-7 with a very respectable 3.38 ERA in 19 games. For the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, he went 3-0 with a 0.37 ERA. Continuing with the Phillies, Combs went 4-0 with a 2.09 ERA in 6 games.\n', 'Taking his success into consideration, the next year the Phillies placed Combs in the starting rotation. Combs, however, was not able to maintain his streak. He went 10-10 with 4.07 ERA, with 86 walks and only 108 strikeouts. His performance continued to decline and he had an ERA of 7.71 in his final season.\n', '

Two times in his professional career Combs walked more than he struck out. In 1991, he walked 43 and struck out 41; in 1992 he walked 12 and struck out 11.\n', '

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