Over the next six days we will be counting down the top 10 Phillies moments from the decade.
10. Phillies Close Out Veterans Stadium (2003)
The Phillies closed out an stadium that they played in since 1971. They won their first World Championship in it. The Vet served the city well for 32 years and in 2003 they closed up shop. After an season with tributes to all the great teams that played in the Vet the Phillies played the Final Innings on Sept 28, 2003 against the Braves and they lost. After the game they had the closing ceremony and the greatest players in team history along with the 2003 Phillies put the old stadium to rest. Mike Schmidt ran the bases and Steve Carlton threw a pitch but the best moment came when Tug McGraw who was battling a brain tumor threw the last pitch in Veteran Stadium history and sadly he died in January of next year. The late great Harry Kalas said "The Vet is like a 3-2 pitch to Mike Schmidt or Jim Thome its on a long drive its outta here."
-Shaun
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