Daily News | “Everyone loved him”: David West and his groceries played a key role for the 1993 Phillies
The Phillies players were allowed to have their own hotel room on the road as long as they paid for half, which David West and Larry Andersen did in 1993 during that magical season.
“There were 81 games on the road and it seemed like every other night I would hear that. ‘Lar, groceries.’ It was constant.” The pitchers didn’t know each other until they both were acquired by the Phils before the ‘93 season as veteran relievers. But there was something about the 6-foot-6 West -- whom many teammates lovingly called “Big Bird” -- that made him an easy guy to like.
West and Andersen finished 1993 with identical 2.92 ERAs and combined for 140 appearances as workhorse relievers for the National League champions. Just two Phillies pitchers -- Héctor Neris in 2018 and J.C. Romero in 2009 -- have had a better ERA than West while also matching his 76 games.
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