Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Former Phillie of the Day - Bob Dernier

Bob "Bobby D" Dernier was a speedy outfielder who was with the Phillies from 1980 to 1983 and again from 1988 to 1989. He's probably best remembered for a walkoff inside-the-park HR against the Giants on May 15, 1989, with one of the greatest Harry Kalas calls of all time. (the original poster of the video apologizes for the poor video quality)

 

The pure excitement from Harry with Richie Ashburn yelling in background makes this an all-time favorite. We needed to hear from Harry on this extremely snowy first full day of spring.




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