Before moving on any further, here’s the first half of the 100 Greatest Phillies list:
100. Randy Lerch
99. Kid Gleason
98. Ricky Bottalico
97. Jose Mesa
96. Chick Fraser
95. Phil Collins
94. Granny Hamner
93. Mitch Williams
92. Jamie Moyer
91. Dave Hollins
90. Kent Tekulve
89. Greg Gross
88. Tommy Greene
87. Tony Taylor
86. Clay Dalrymple
85. Hal Carlson
84. Dave Cash
83. Hans Lobert
82. Rick Wise
81. Jim Lonborg
80. Brett Myers
79. Jim Thome
78. Tully Sparks
77. Freddy Leach
76. Bake McBride
75. Jay Johnstone
74. Ryan Madson
73. Dutch Leonard
72. Jimmy Ring
71. Jim Konstanty
70. Bob Miller
69. George Wood
68. Dick Ruthven
67. Al Orth
66. John Titus
65. Willie Jones
64. Eddie Waitkus
63. Lee Meadows
62. Deron Johnson
61. John Denny
60. Ron Northey
59. Willie Montanez
58. Randy Wolf
57. Johnny Moore
56. Andy Seminick
55. Terry Mulholland
54. Pete Rose
53. Larry Christenson
52. Roy Thomas
51. Tony Gonzalez
We unveiled No. 50 already, so we’re just past the halfway point in the 100 Greatest Phillies countdown.
Coming up between No. 26 and 50:
Two members of the 2008 World Champion Phillies
A three-time Gold Glove winner
The three greatest catchers in franchise history
A Cy Young Award winner