Comments on: 100 Greatest Phillies: 61 – John Denny

By: john davis

john davis — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:57:03 +0000

Glad to know how to get in touch with John. I was drafted in the June 1970 draft by St. Louis. John was on the “rookie” team that summer in Sarasota, Florida. As I recall, he had roots in Georgia but then I heard he lived in Arizona. I’ve heard some comments about his fastball not being too good. I’ve seen him throw what we used to call beebees or aspirins.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:48:35 +0000

he and his son own a school near orlando fla … google turf Winter Garden Fl and you will find it

By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:37:21 +0000

Anyone know the whereabouts of Mr. Denny and how he can be reached?

By: Del

Del — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:03:41 +0000

He was my sons pitching coach. Great guy, great motivater, great encourager.

By: Ed R.

Ed R. — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:39:20 +0000

Don’t forget, he probably had the best move to first of any righthander at the time. Rare days, those, with Carlton and Denny actually holding runners instead of letting them saunter around the bases.

Good pitcher, ’83 doesn’t happen without him, but I’m not sure if I’d put him ahead of Ruthven career-wise.

By: Dave S

Dave S — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:55:19 +0000

As a kid who lived close to the Murph, my brother and I would oftentimes go to a game and then hang around afterwards to where the players came out. After a Phillies/Padres game, I waited around for autographs of the Phillie players. [I lived and still live in San Diego, but was always a Phillies fan] John Denny and I had a 15 minute conversation and he easily was the best athlete that a kid could ever have met. He was like a motivational speaker, and I just listened. He is awesome. And he was a great pitcher for the Phils!

By: Joe O'Phillie

Joe O'Phillie — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:01:17 +0000

He was flat out nasty that year. I remember imitating him as a kid but couldn’t get the same movement as him with a wiffle ball. It is a shame that he got hurt just as he was figuring things out. He could have helped even more in later years.

By: Mickey D

Mickey D — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:43:20 +0000

To win the Cy Young in 83 is pretty remarkable when you consider who else was pitching at that time. When are we going old school and resurrecting these uniforms?