Lance "Big Wheel" Parrish
Remember "Lance Us a Pennant"?? It was the Phillies slogan after signing the 10 time
All Star catcher in 1987. He was supposed to be the leader of the new generation of Phils, the guy who would lead this franchise back to the World Series and reclaim the glory from just 8 years earlier....He did none of that
Instead he was able to get the media and fans to turn on him in less then 24 months...which is easy when you bat .215 and you are the biggest name on a 65win team...the worst seson since 1972.
So in some ways Lance was successful in bringing this city together to celebrate in 1988...but only because he was leaving it..even though you flopped horribly and kicked off a run that saw our franchise finish with a losing record 13 out of the next 14 years we still love you Lance... Today we can let bygones be bygones and welcome you to the hall but tomorrow don;tlet us see that craptastic mustace again.
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