Dave Shaw's story of becoming a tortured Philadelphia Phillies fan began like so many others of a generation: a Chase Utley home run and a raucous Citizens Bank Park. Shaw didn't grow up in the city of cheesesteaks, Tastykakes, and Shortis; he was born and bred 3,433 miles away in Harrogate, England. Shaw was in Philadelphia in June 2012, the last stop of a backpacking trip across the United States. "The crowd goes crazy, I could see everyone rising," Shaw, who lives in Southampton, said.
W | L | Pct | GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|
26 | 12 | .684 | 0.0 | |
22 | 12 | .647 | 2.0 | |
18 | 18 | .500 | 7.0 | |
18 | 18 | .500 | 7.0 | |
10 | 29 | .256 | 16.5 |