During the Double-A Reading Fightins’ road series at Trenton last week, former Phillies All-Star second baseman and current minor league coach Mickey Morandini sat down for the Phillies Nation TV cameras. During the interview, he spoke on various topics including Reading’s recent home stand in which they played three consecutive extra inning games and were forced to use position players to pitch. Morandini, who was part of the famed 1993 Phillies, also spoke of what type of clubhouse the Fightins have this season. Read ahead for those interview excerpts.
-On his club tallying 45 innings over a three-game stretch including an 18-inning affair against Altoona on June 11th in which first baseman Brock Stassi played 15 innings on defense, collected four hits and threw three scoreless innings to earn the win…
It’s tough.