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11 Responses to “100 Greatest Phillies: 53 – Larry Christenson”

1. IRONPIGPEN Says:
   February 2nd, 2009 at 9:18 pm

   I miss those uniforms

2. Jim Says:
   February 2nd, 2009 at 9:24 pm

   one of just six pitchers to hit 2 home runs in one game along with the likes of robert person and rick wise (who did it twice, and i suspect should make this list unless he was already on it)

3. Jim Says:
   February 2nd, 2009 at 9:28 pm

   should note that he was one of six PHILLIE pitchers

4. Rob Cowie Says:
   February 2nd, 2009 at 9:47 pm

   At that person game vs mtl

5. christopher Says:
   February 2nd, 2009 at 10:17 pm

   #53 for christenson is a very fitting ranking.

6. Malcolm Says:
   February 2nd, 2009 at 11:04 pm

   Excellent choice Tim! I had been waiting for him since #60!

7. Tom G Says:
   February 3rd, 2009 at 9:26 am

   loved him from the beginning…had high, high hopes coming off his first start as a rookie…was invisioning a Carlton-Christensen ace-ace…he completed his first major league game…oh, the possibilities if they hit for him…and he avoided injuries

8. bigmyc Says:
   February 3rd, 2009 at 6:55 pm

   What tha?….Christenson’s crime according to you was being slotted ahead of Charlie Parlay and after eleven years of hard service you call him a butt munch?…..you must be one classy grab for some lucky has been cheerleader whose best assets have long since gone to her cankles.

   I attack because I’ve always liked the guy and actually met him at a tavern while he was on a business trip four years ago. He’s a real down to earth guy and even slid his WS ring off and let me hold it when he found out I was a Phillies phan….Rose was fantastic, but Larry deserves #53. Maybe Charlie Gristle shoulda spent more time managing and less time betting.

9. clktwr14 Says:
   February 3rd, 2009 at 10:03 pm

   Yeah, bigmyc and if Marge Schott did a little less buying BS for her dog and spend some money on talent for the Reds Pete Rose would have won, a few championships as a manager, so forget about Pete’s faults off the field of play.

10. Eric Abrams Says:
    June 18th, 2009 at 2:24 am

    You’ve got to be kidding. As a kid I hated Larry Christenson because whenever he was pitching a big game he always choked. In 1980 he almost lost the Series with his one inning of incompetence. Hell, his best year when he won 19 games he had an era over 4 and was the league leader in run support. Put simply, in 1977 you could’ve put a pitching machine on the mound during Larry’s starts and had pretty much the same results. The guy was a scrub, not one of the 100 best Phillies of all time. I’d take Shane Rawley over him any time.

11. Anna Says:
    October 22nd, 2009 at 7:25 pm

    LARRY CHRISTENSON!! hahahaha I have met you over 1 thousand times…. (maybe not that many) but I didn’t know you played for the phillies??? well anyway see you in a couple weeks at Jay’s.. bye

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