Phillies

Here’s Brandon Moss, Whom Ruben Amaro Said Couldn’t Hit a Fastball, Burying a Fastball over the Center Field Wall in the AL Wild Card Game

By Kyle Scott

Published: Oct 1st, 2014 · 9:35 AM EDT

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You may recall our posts about A’s All-Star Brandon Moss, who, in 2011, was in the Phillies’ farm system but was passed over in favor of hard-hittin’ John Bowker. The Phillies let Moss walk partly because he would’ve been an unknown entity on a contending team and partly because Ruben Amaro is an idiot. Amaro didn’t think Moss could hit Major League fastballs. But as it turns out, that’s exactly where Moss excels. His team lost last night, but he was hardly to blame. He had two home runs and five RBIs, including this BLAST to dead-center.

Good news? The A’s are going home (again) and we won’t have to be reminded of that boner. Instead, we can just tune in to watch Jayson Werth.