It never gets old, even with the 2009 season getting closer. I found this composite postcard at the Majestic Clubhouse store at the ballpark on Monday.Brad Lidge was the "perfect choice" for Sportsperson of the Year, awarded by the Philadelphia Daily News. In a telephone interview yesterday, some reporters from the paper talked with Lidge, now at home in Denver celebrating the birth of a baby boy. Lidge sounded totally grounded and totally focused. Just what we want. When asked about the club's offseason moves, he offered high praise for Pat Burrell, both for his performance on the field and for his strong leadership within the clubhouse. Pat had become a good friend, he said, and had played a big part in his first year in Philadelphia. And what a year it was!
Ex-reliever Mitch Williams, who has shone in his role as Phillies postgame analyst for Comcast, has a new gig with the MLB network, which debuts this evening. The Wild Thing will be part of a nightly baseball show during the season and a hot stove show in the offseason. The promos featuring the Harold Reynolds and Hazel Mae are already making this channel look sketchy. The presence of the fatuous Reynolds makes me nervous. Please do not let it be an ESPN clone, pushing the New York teams non-stop and spotlighting the (yawn) Yankees-Red Sox soap opera. And no, hyping a Mets-Phillies rivalry is no mollification.
So who takes Williams' gig with Comcast?
