The next season he replaced Aaron Rowand , and became the everyday center fielder. Victorino in the postseason can be even more aggravating than the regular season Victorino. He hit. Victorino is one of just two players Jim Thome to hit two grand slams in the postseason. Victorino hit. The year old switch-hitting outfielder was a two-time all-star in Philadelphia, and won four gold gloves in center field. A skilled contact hitter, Victorino never whiffed more than 80 times in a season, and has a career.
During the trade deadline of , the Dodgers were in desperate need of a lead-off hitter and left fielder. Dodger fans across the globe were horrified by the trade. Just the thought of Victorino wearing Dodger Blue was enough to make anyone queasy.
Naturally Victorino was pathetic in his second stint in Dodger Blue. He was already having a down year with the Phillies, but was even worse in his short time with the Dodgers. Victorino batted lead-off and played left field. In 53 useless games, and plate appearances, Victorino batted just. He would leave for free agency the following winter, signing a 39 million dollar contract with the Red Sox.
During those back-to-back NLCS teams, Victorino badgered and infuriated the Dodgers and their fans with his vulgar and in your face display of peskiness.
If you remember he drove in four runs in game two, and in game three his controversial behavior reached a zenith. During an at-bat in the third frame with the Dodgers winning , Dodger starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda brushed Victorino back with an inside pitch.
The pitch was totally clean, but flew over his head. And the visiting clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park has some good ones, too. My go-to movie? Ryan Madson. Madson was pretty funny. Roy Halladay. There are so many, you can go one and one. Great players and great humans. I hated facing John Smoltz. He was just mean, too. He had that old school mentality. And I respected that. He had everything. When Lincecum was throwing I was the first guy to hit a home run off of him.
He was a dummy, he threw two fastballs, 97 and 98 and I foul them back. And then he threw a curveball and I hit it into the right-field seats. In San Fran, in his debut. J-Roll hit a hopper up the middle and then he had me and threw me a freaking curveball. OK, runners on second and third, two outs, ninth inning, down a run. Who do you want at bat? I cannot pick one. Even that. Albert Pujols and Mike Trout , I forgot about those guys. I could say Ryan Howard.
There are so many guys who were clutch and came up with big knocks. Dak Prescott. No, no! Outside of New York, Jeter is disliked by many fans. Reyes is one of the top shortstops in the game when healthy, but he also has a horrible attitude. Reyes has been known for ridiculous celebrations and on-field antics that have made him a very disliked person among fans. Reyes is one of the guys who would hit a home run with his team down in the eighth inning and stand at home plate and wait until it lands to begin his trot around the bases.
He is considered to be the top shortstop in the game but can also be one of the laziest because of his attitude. He believes he is the best, and playing on a team like Florida does not help this fact. Everything has to be about Hanley, and fans have not taken kindly to this over the years. Cueto definitely lost some brownie points when he kicked two Cardinals in the face during a brawl in Burnett has never had any real good impressions with the fans of the teams that he has played for.
He always seems to underperform unless he is in a contract year. Twice he has left teams in order to make more money which never leaves fans with a good feeling. He is a very good closer, but he also is very immature. He is well-known for his "celebrations" on the field. When he saves a game, you would think he just won the World Series, and when he blows a save, he pouts and acts like a child who was told he couldn't get ice cream. Oh, and to add to his on-field issues, he was arrested last year for assaulting his girlfriend's father.
Nyjer can be a very talented athlete and has tremendous speed. However, his awful attitude often gets the better of him. During a game last season, Morgan threw a ball at a fan in the stands. He was suspended seven games for the incident, but after an appeal, he was cleared. Later in the year, he promplty ran over Marlins catcher Brett Hayes, seperating his shoulder.
After the Marlins threw at him the next game, he charged the mound, this time resulting in an eight-game suspension. Pierzynski talks a lot of trash, starts fights and believes he is the best. Fans, players, and coaches all share a hatred for this guy. His incredible work ethic led some to question whether or not his arm was made of rubber, and watching him pitch at the back end of games inspired confidence among the fans.
He was a fan-favorite. People always say that closers are cut from a different cloth and McGraw was certainly no different. An animated character, he would walk off the mound talking to himself, full of energy. He'd slap his thigh and make sure the hitter knew who was boss. Though he had a surplus of talent as a player, Montanez often carried that humbling title of "hot dog" thanks to he way he approached the game. His antics produce a wide range of support from fans and teammates.
After a home run, Montanez would take a slow trot around the base paths, annoying the opposing team's pitchers to no end and more often than not, making him a target in his next at-bat. In the field, he would stab at fly balls and hold his glove at his side, as if he was a cowboy holstering his pistol. His antics gained some support by fans that enjoyed watching him annoy the hell out of the other team, but he had many more opponents than proponents, including not just opposing fans, but Phillies fans and teammates as well.
After watching him play part-time as a member of the New York Mets, the Phillies acquired Lenny Dykstra as part of the deal that sent Juan Samuel to the Big Apple, and after making him an everyday player, it looked as though Dykstra would fit right in.
His blue collar style of play made him a fan-favorite in Philadelphia. He'd run right through an outfield wall if it gave him a better chance of making a catch, and that same style of play translated to the offensive side of the game. He was an aggressive base runner, not afraid to get dirty or run someone over.
When he was healthy, he was tough as nails, and a player that opposing fans hated to see come to town. In fact, his style of play and fiery personality earned him the nickname of "Gnat. One of those was came via a unique offensive skill set. Though he wasn't much of a hitter, Bowa would dunk singles into the outfield grass just beyond the infield, create movement on the base paths, and lay down a bunt whenever he could.
Once he got on base, he'd chat up everyone he could. The name of his game was to disrupt the other team's play, and that made him a pain to play against, hence, the nickname of "Gnat.
First and foremost, even on days where he didn't bring his best stuff to the game, Carlton was nearly impossible to score more than a run or two against. With good command, a nasty slider, and a chip on his shoulder, "Lefty" reached wins with relative ease and dominated the opposition in the process.
As an opposing fan, all you could do was respect the man. There was nothing to like. He made your team look like they were Little Leaguers with the the hacks they were taking at the plate, and he did it all with an expression that made him look ticked off. Jonathan Papelbon hasn't thrown a single pitch in a regular season game for the Phillies, and yet, I couldn't resist the chance to put him on this list for a number of reasons.
First and foremost, it illustrates that fine line that Phillies fans have about players they love and players they hate. A couple of months ago, you wouldn't find many people that would have preferred Papelbon to his predecessor, Ryan Madson. Nowadays, the talk of the town in Clearwater, Florida is about how well Papelbon fits into the clubhouse.
He does fit into the clubhouse. He brings a veteran presence to a bullpen with the potential to be extremely inexperienced and has that drive to win a World Series that the Phillies need to compete. Ask people what they think about Papelbon and you'll get the same response at least 10 times over. They hate his recognizable stare. They hate his antics on the mound. They hate Cinco Ocho. Phillies fans don't care what he calls himself as long as he gets those three outs in the ninth inning each time he takes the mound.
No one could ever question Dick Allen's talent. When the Phillies signed him as an amateur free agent out of Wampum High School back in , many within the organization believed that he had the potential to be on of the greatest hitters of all-time, and in many respects, he was. The big questions surrounding Allen's game came in the form of his commitment. While many would argue that Allen never really got a fair shake at he beginning of his career in Philadelphia, the "Wampum Walloper" surely didn't do much to support his cause.
A troubled character off the field early in his career, those same people that thought he could be great began to question his mental makeup. He was shipped out of Philly before reaching his true potential. In his days outside of the organization, Allen would develop a new personality that some would refer to as "cool" and others would refer to as "arrogant" or "cocky. Jimmy Rollins definitely has a certain swagger about him, and he's never been afraid to show it.
You can often find the longtime Phillies' shortstop smiling from ear to ear in the club's dugout when he's going good, and when he's going good, Rollins can wreak havoc on the opposition.
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