Philadelphia is known for loving tough-nosed, blue-collar players. In the ’70s, it was the Broad Street Bullies who ruled the NHL with a reign of terror not seen since Robespierre; then Buddy Ryan’s gangrene defense preyed on opposing NFL offenses. The Philadelphia Phillies have had their fair share of tough outfielders, ranging from Greg “The Bull” Luzinski in 1980 to Lenny Dykstra in the ’90s and Aaron Rowand — beloved in the City of Brotherly Love for running head-first into a fence. Even the fans reflect the players they root for. In the past 40 years, Philadelphia fans have thrown snowballs at Santa Claus, cheered when Michael Irvin was carted off the turf at Veterans Stadium and threw batteries — size D, not AA — at former Phillies prospect J.D. Drew. Philadelphia fans take toughness — and to a degree, lunacy — to a whole new level. Needless to say, when it was announced earlier this season that Shane Victorino, a 5-foot-9 goofball from Hawaii, would be the ...
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