Thursday, March 29, 2018

Former Phillie of the Day - Paul Byrd

Today's FPOTD is a little more random than usual. I kind of have an idea of who I want to feature beforehand. But I just had lunch with one of my best friends who was unaware of the existence of baseball-reference.com. Some folks lead such sheltered lives.

Anyway, I showed him the mobile version on my phone and there were a number of players pictured. I randomly clicked on one and it turned out to be Phillies 1999 All-Star Paul Byrd. He won 15 games for the Phils, who went 77-85 and finished third in the NL East. Byrd had a decent career and also pitched for the Mets, Braves, Royals, Angels, Indians, and Red Sox.

And he bore an unsettling resemblance to "Frasier" star Kelsey Grammer.

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