A wonderful read from an 18to88 friend.
Most cities would treasure Mike Schmidt, a three-time most valuable player who led the Phillies to their first World Series title. Philly old-timers, however, swear that Schmidt stank in the clutch, his 548 home runs somehow producing only 274 runs batted in.
Philly fans preferred Greg Luzinski, a portly slugger who played left field like a brontosaurus flailing in a tar pit. Schmidt was aloof and sensitive, Luzinski flabby and fun. Schmidt was a proto A-Rod, but Alex Rodriquez is held to the standards of Ruth and Mantle, and Schmidt could not win fans’ hearts away from Johnny Callison.
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