PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — 18 years after playing in Philadelphia, the former Phillie Desi Relaford called Philly fans “trash.”
Relaford spent 11 seasons in Major League Baseball, the first five with the Phils. He was a career .243 hitter.
“The fans, they were trash, Relaford told The Jake Brown Show podcast. “I have some really good friends there, but as fans? Oh yeah, the worst…Not only are they hard, but they’re just irrational. They boo just to boo.
“Getting booed before they even announce my name, ‘Now batting, your shortstop, booo!