Wednesday, May 6, 2009

1993 Philadelphia Phillies

Harry Kalas, October 13, 1993: "Swing and a miss! Struck him out! The Phillies are the '93 National League Champions! Mitch Williams, a 1-2-3 save and this place is bedlam at Veterans Stadium!"

The 1993 Philadelphia Phillies captured the hearts and imagination of the entire city. They were called throwbacks, they were called crazies, they were called "a motley crew of hairy, beer-soused brutes" by an out-of-town newspaper. Most importantly, for a town that had watched and suffered through a decade of mediocre baseball teams, this was a team you could actually like. This was a team you could root for and a team that never gave up. They lost the World Series, but they still rank just as high as the 1980 and 2008 teams in terms of overall popularity in Philly.


Jim Fregosi, manager
John Vukovich, bench coach
Johnny Podres, pitching coach
Denis Menke, hitting coach
Mel Roberts, 1st base coach
Larry Bowa, 3rd base coach
Mike Ryan, bullpen coach

Starting Line-Up
Dave Hollins, 3b

Starting Rotation

The Bench

The Bullpen

Supporting Cast:
Juan Bell, ss; Ruben Amaro, Jr., of; Jeff Manto, inf; Joe Millette, inf; Doug Lindsey, c; Mark Davis, p; Mike Williams, p; Jose DeLeon, p; Donn Pall, p; Tim Mauser, p; Bob Ayrault, p; Tyler Green, p; Kevin Foster, p; Brad Brink, p; Paul Fletcher, p

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