tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post8665052077019261147..comments2023-05-05T09:18:09.235-06:00Comments on Murph Talks: Getting Traded to the Phillies--The Rest of the StoryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post-22468930461922334382016-04-27T08:27:01.472-06:002016-04-27T08:27:01.472-06:00Dale,
I grew up a die-hard Phillies fan. You wo...Dale, <br /><br />I grew up a die-hard Phillies fan. You won me over when you signed a baseball for me after a game while you were still with the Braves. You were on top of the dugout talking to someone. I was around 9 years old, walked over to the Braves dugout, and asked you for an autograph and you signed my ball. The next year or so you came to the Phillies and became one of my favorite players. It breaks my break thinking that you weren't on the 1993 team. I believe that team could have won the WS with you on it, even if you were just a reserve. Would have been cool to have you be on that team and watch you hit that 400 HR milestone as well. Too bad neither ever happened! Regardless, I hope the Hall of Fame voters wake up and put you in the Hall one day!<br /><br />Thanks for all of the great memories!<br /><br />DaveWhiteBoyCoolhttp://www.davezmentaltees.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post-21514417329291351802015-09-14T13:31:55.618-06:002015-09-14T13:31:55.618-06:00I have Befriended Jeff Blauser , And he told me ha...I have Befriended Jeff Blauser , And he told me had you ben on that 91 team , even if you were not playing full time, that you could have ben the one that could hit Jack Morris, and the outcome may be Differnt.scooter Baldwinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post-30843342705138508532012-09-07T17:43:19.022-06:002012-09-07T17:43:19.022-06:00Hey, Dale. One year later and we're still wait...Hey, Dale. One year later and we're still waiting on the Philly brawl blog. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post-6226894061392773332011-09-09T07:42:10.053-06:002011-09-09T07:42:10.053-06:00I would love to hear about the brawl as well. I wa...I would love to hear about the brawl as well. I was just a kid when that happened but I'll always remember the pitcher (I didn't know until now that it was Glavine) soft-tossing it because he obviously didn't want to hit you.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post-23715136049019376452011-08-31T14:29:27.572-06:002011-08-31T14:29:27.572-06:00I bought a Phillies hat the next day and swore off...I bought a Phillies hat the next day and swore off the Braves. I understand the awkward red. But everyday as I opened the sports page, I couldn't help but check the Braves box score first.<br /><br />Thanks Murph, you are an inspiration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post-77793678387579008452011-08-12T21:03:12.295-06:002011-08-12T21:03:12.295-06:00I am glad to know this... I just hated not to be a...I am glad to know this... I just hated not to be able to see my favorite player on television (TBS) every night!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post-90741101703254208072011-08-02T13:34:54.267-06:002011-08-02T13:34:54.267-06:00Murph, I'll never forget the day you were trad...Murph, I'll never forget the day you were traded. I was 11 years-old and I remember sitting on the stairs and crying my eyes out. I vowed that day to never watch another Braves game for the rest of my life. Yeah, that lasted about three days. Now that I've read this (that it was your idea), I'm sure glad I didn't follow through with that! I was so sad for you the next year that you didn't get to experience the '91 team. Thanks for the blog and, moreso, the MEMORIES!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post-87534713532274508622011-08-02T12:47:30.875-06:002011-08-02T12:47:30.875-06:00I was serving a mission in So Cal when you got tra...I was serving a mission in So Cal when you got traded. I got a phone call the next day after you were traded from my buddy in a different zone telling my of the trade. Needless to say that day sucked. Well the next Pday we had a multi-zone activity and what do you know there were 5 elders with there wearing their Murphy ‘3’ Braves jerseys. We sat around drowning our sorrows with 7-up and some homemade root beer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post-74253466701745049902011-08-01T20:02:12.000-06:002011-08-01T20:02:12.000-06:00Great post Dale! I always wondered about the speci...Great post Dale! I always wondered about the specifics that took you to Philly. I became a baseball fan around '88 (the same year you were hawking Donruss baseball cards as their spokesperson...hehe), and while I wasn't a Braves fan, I became a fan of yours right away due to your passion and hustle.<br /><br />I remember how weird it was seeing you in a Phillies uniform for the first time, and I"ll never forget seeing Tom Glavine pitching inside to you in that one game (and getting tossed from the game in the process).<br /><br />Thanks for doing this awesome blog!<br /><br />JuanJuan Rosaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508252109219635826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post-11442617863012504602011-08-01T06:56:05.361-06:002011-08-01T06:56:05.361-06:00I was the manager of the Kmart in West Palm Beach ...I was the manager of the Kmart in West Palm Beach where you and other Braves shopped during spring training in the 80's. You were so gracious to sign autographs for the kids while Nancy shopped. As always,a class act.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post-80746356199201288052011-07-30T19:38:22.577-06:002011-07-30T19:38:22.577-06:00I was at that game with the brawl in '91 I bel...I was at that game with the brawl in '91 I believe, we had driven over from Athens where I was a sophomore in college, and you could still buy gen admission tickets and then work your way down to prime seating, and we had done just that. We had made it all the way down to just behind the phils dugout (so I could be as close to my idol DM as possible!) and then the whole "brawl" unfolded before our eyes. I can't recall which Brave got plunked, but just like it was yesterday I remember Dale stepping up to the plate the next half inning and everyone in the stadium holding their breath to see what Glavine was going to do. Probably the most difficult pitches he ever threw I would guess. And very likely the slowest softest plunk pitches ever thrown in MLB history.ChadDawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401870813379903231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post-86049540896745052302011-07-30T11:05:09.123-06:002011-07-30T11:05:09.123-06:00I've read all of your posts here and I love yo...I've read all of your posts here and I love your twitter trivia questions (bring on more!), and I just wanted to say... This is my favorite post yet. I love the backstories of the way things happened in your playing days.<br /><br />Sidenote: Sometimes I wish I were just a little bit older. I'm only 29, so my first baseball cards were in 1990. I only wound up with 3 or 4 of your cards as a Brave before you were traded. I still studied your stats on your Phillies and Rockies cards, and followed your career until you retired!<br /><br />And that brings us back to the blog topic, sort of: How did your arrival with the Phillies compare to signing and playing with the Rockies?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216056853951462504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post-58678204266787448412011-07-28T23:38:51.939-06:002011-07-28T23:38:51.939-06:00Thanks, Dale. Please do.
That (the brawl) had to ...Thanks, Dale. Please do.<br /><br />That (the brawl) had to be really awkward. Probably most awkward for Glavine. He looked <b>really</b> uncomfortable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post-80130417355227106782011-07-28T20:07:34.593-06:002011-07-28T20:07:34.593-06:00Thanks so much for all the comments! Great to hea...Thanks so much for all the comments! Great to hear from all of you!<br /><br />Anonymous: I'll have to do a blog post sometime and explain that brawl...it was crazy!<br /><br />wordofpie: Thanks for all the support through the years.<br /><br />Anonymous: Man I'm so sorry about how bad that experience was for you! If you feel comfortable, would you email me your contact info at info@dalemurphy.com or tweet me (@dalemurphy3) Just tell me you are the "disappointed little boy from the blog." Thanks!<br /><br />Buck: So great to hear from you! <br /><br />TCraig: Thanks for reading!Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050211015845730481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post-42474573462741003602011-07-27T15:36:58.464-06:002011-07-27T15:36:58.464-06:00Wow!!! Great post!Wow!!! Great post!T Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307577039005154693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post-87989981181078511632011-07-27T15:04:26.482-06:002011-07-27T15:04:26.482-06:00Dale,
My oldest son came home yesterday and told m...Dale,<br />My oldest son came home yesterday and told me about your blog, your love of Wilco, and your new book. It was all too much as it was the anniversary of my fathers passing at age 46, 47 years ago.I had to reach out, although I have never blogged or tweeted in my life and this is a far more public forum than I am accustomed to or comfortable with. When you moved here to Philly, Nancy contacted me about getting the boys registered for little league because you "were late". I was thrilled to be able to be of assistance because we too had moved here from Atlanta where you had been my hero, and I along with a couple thousand fans would go to stadium to watch you and "Horns". I don't expect you to remember but we too had 7 children, I don't believe you had your daughter yet. You were most gracious and signed a number of bats and balls for my kids who like yours are now grown but treasure their personal notes from you. I was able to meet up with Nancy again in Colorado and then lost track other than hearing about some of your missionary work...in New England I believe. Tonight I am heading down to Wilmington to see Cutter play (your Dr Dirt and Mr Clean poster hangs 3 feet away). I am still involved in LL, and like your book, remind the coaches every year that these young people will remember their favorite coaches and teachers, as well as the ones that were "jerks". It will be up to them to determine how they are remembered. <br /><br />You are remembered very fondly,<br />Buck Buchananbuck buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08228343722584237640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post-20735404876032883782011-07-27T10:25:00.131-06:002011-07-27T10:25:00.131-06:00Dale,
You were my hero growing up as a kid in the ...Dale,<br />You were my hero growing up as a kid in the 80's. I loved the Braves and Dale murphy more than my own dad....at least that's how he would tell it. We lived down in South Georgia and we didn’t have a lot of money but we loved the Braves and always wanted to go see you guys in person. So my Dad saved money for quite some time, bought two tickets, and surprised me with a trip to Fulton County Stadium. We showed up early for B.P. and I wanted so badly to catch a glimpse of my hero. Then, I noticed you signing autographs on the side of the field. My Dad and I raced down there only to be blocked by a smug, rude security lady. She told us she was only allowed to let 15 people go down there and that I was the 16th person. My dad looked at her and said "M'am, that is my son's hero right there and we drove a long way to get here. We aren't looking for any special treatment but I want to ask you to please make an exception and allow my son to walk down there and get his baseball signed". The lady said No and was VERY rude. My dad said a few choice words to her and loaded me up and we drove back home before the game even started. My dad's heart was broken as I cried for nearly the entire three hour ride. As a father now myself, I understand why he was so upset. I will NEVER forget that memory and the way that it all went down. In no way did it change my perception of you or the fact that you were my hero, but I always wanted my Dale Murphy autograph and I always will. Do you do any signings or anything like that? Sorry for the long story but I always wanted to tell you that story and now through technology we are able to communicate with our heroes. Thanks for your time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post-91389051583561518402011-07-27T09:45:26.405-06:002011-07-27T09:45:26.405-06:00Dale, great post. As a long-time fan of the Braves...Dale, great post. As a long-time fan of the Braves, having become one during the 82 season, I was saddened by the trade. I was even more upset when 91 rolled around and you weren't there.<br /><br />That said, I never blamed the team. On an emotional level, maybe a little, but I knew that it was a solid move and that whether I wanted to admit it or not, my baseball idol wasn't what he once was. I always hoped the same as you, that a new environment might help things out. I never considered the health impact of the turf though.<br /><br />I had the same feelings when you got to Colorado. I just felt like you weren't quite given a fair shot there, especially considering how close you were to 400.<br /><br />Love the post. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />-LaurenceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6002795670978945118.post-69179293904736986272011-07-27T09:41:30.391-06:002011-07-27T09:41:30.391-06:00You're a class act, Dale.
And to this Braves ...You're a class act, Dale.<br /><br />And to this Braves fan, you'll always be a Brave, too.<br /><br />Now one quick thing: what about the time the Braves and Phils had a little brawl and Glavine "threw" at you (with a 60 mph fastball)? :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com