"Auggie Busch traded me to the last-place Phillies over a $5000 salary dispute. I was mentally committed to winning 25 games with the Cardinals & now I had to re-think my goals. I decided to stay with the 25-win goal & won 27 of Phillies' 59 victories"
Steve Carlton
Dad would have been 91 today. I think about him a lot. Wish I could still call him or have dinner with him or watch a ball game together. But if there’s one thing I really wish I could do, it would be playing one more game of catch. https://t.co/BR7f8olg4v
"Auggie Busch traded me to the last-place Phillies over a salary dispute of $5,000. I was mentally committed to winning 25 games with the Cardinals & now I had to re-think my goals. I decided to stay with the 25-win goal & won 27 of the Phillies 59 victories. I consider that season my finest individual achievement."
Steve Carlton, a 20-game winner`71, talks with newsman on the telephone at his suburban home in St. Louis, following announcement of his trade to Philadelphia, `72
@Jimfrombaseball Phillies’ GM John Quinn called my dad in his hotel room in spring training. He said they had the chance to get Steve for Rick Wise. Dad said “do it before the Cardinals changed their mind.”
My dad made great Bloody Mary’s using a recipe given to him by Hall of Fame pitcher Steve Carlton. In memory of Dad, I thought I would share it today. Please retweet and let’s get this out to as many people as possible. And raise a glass to Dad! Merry Christmas!
Yesterday morning, we changed the theme of our display case. For the next year it will be in honor of Dad. And now the @Padres will play the @Phillies in the NLCS. #MLBPostseason