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longtimefirsttime
10-28-2006, 12:56 AM
The story:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4293468.html
DAWGH8R
11-02-2006, 10:29 PM
That's too bad. I think I remember when Phil played for the TRIBE !!!
longtimefirsttime
11-03-2006, 03:10 PM
That's too bad. I think I remember when Phil played for the TRIBE !!!

Yes, like most of their acquisitions in that time period (Jack Morris, Keith Hernandez, Dave Winfield, Jack McDowell, etc.) he was over the hill. But an obvious Hall of Famer over the course of his career.
DAWGH8R
11-03-2006, 09:17 PM
The ol' SPITBALL !!!

http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~rdaniels/Blogpix/spitball.gif