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Posted by Tim Malcolm, Wed, October 01, 2008 12:53 PM | Comments: 23
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According to a press release, Mitch Williams will throw the first pitch before today’s game.
Hat tip to James Beale.
Wow. Mitch has gained back a bit of popularity with the fanbase, but this is a gutsy call. The Phils really want to chase those ghosts away.
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Posts: 0 Rob Cowie
He’ll get booed by me. Dude is responsible for a terrible 1990s and 3rd grade for me.
Posted: 01:00 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Julie
No big deal. If we believed in curses we’d be as pathetic as Cubs fans… Bring Mitch. Hell, bring Joe Carter. It won’t matter! Go Phils!!!
Posted: 01:03 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Rob Cowie
Joe carter would still take him deep
Posted: 01:08 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Paul
I always liked Mitch. Even though he always made me nervous… the guy never backed down from anyone, and always manned up for his mistakes.
I hope his first pitch is WAAAAY out of the strike zone. That would be fitting.
Posted: 01:21 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Don M
I wish there was just a camera on the Phanatic the whole time.. he is seriously my favorite player on the Phillies.. he’s just too A-D-D to stay focused on the field
Posted: 01:26 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Jim
Mitch had a good NLDS so as long as he stays away from the firled after this series I’m fine with it
Posted: 01:28 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
I got word Curt Schilling will be at the game, and will sit in the dugout with a towel on his head during the first pitch.
Posted: 01:30 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 mike mike
that just missed
Posted: 01:36 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Fran
hour and 15 mins
Posted: 01:38 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Clare
I can’t do anything, come on, 3:07!!!
Posted: 01:47 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Don M
my Inside sources have Werth in LF today and Stairs in RF..
Posted: 01:48 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 J-Man
I heard their bringing Joe Carter in to try and hit the first pitch he throws.
Posted: 01:54 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 rk
He was used way too much during the playoffs…..
Posted: 01:57 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 rk
I am glad this game is at 3, I dont think I could handle waiting another 4 or 5 hours from now.
Posted: 01:58 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
I would have preferred someone from the 1980 team, not that there’s anything wrong with Mitch, other than the fact that he blew the ws, but just better karma there.
Julie, how can you even hint that Phila fans believe in curses and stuff? Who’s Billy Penn?
Posted: 01:58 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Don M
If they put any damn hats or jerseys on any statues this year, im gonna flip out cause its bad luck and we all know it
Posted: 02:02 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
Don, I can’t believe that some people don’t understand that.
Posted: 02:05 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Chase Mutley
Where’s the Gameday?!? Let’s get ‘em guys!!
Posted: 02:12 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Rob Cowie
So that pep rally was the greatest thing ever. Now, just chilling and waiting for the game 2 start
Posted: 02:15 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Dice
Freakin’ Awesome honor for Mitch Williams, the guy did have years that most relivers, and some closers, would kill for.
Posted: 02:50 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike
I remember a nice fall evening in 1993… just off of work, I sat in my car and listened on the radio as Mitch lost the world series. To this day I have never seen the replay of it… it still breaks my heart to think about it.
The only thing that would make me happy to see him in our new ball park is if he stood on the pitchers mound and 45,000 fans stoned him to death with baseballs before the game.
Posted: 09:38 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Phils Phan
Williams may have lost it in ’93, but he also did his damndest to get them there. Personally, time healed all wounds.
Posted: 09:43 PM on October 1, 2008
Posts: 0 nate
i was there earlier this year for the game against the rockies where they scored 20 runs, and my friend decided he was going to wear his powder blue “blue jays” jersey he just bought. as we’re walking around the concourse, i look over, and who is standing there but mitch. i begged my friend to ask to get a picture with him, but he didn’t want to risk getting pounded… though that would’ve made the story way awesomer.
Posted: 01:59 AM on October 2, 2008