For Who? For What?
Eagles all-pro running back, Ricky Watters, is responsible for those words. "For who? For what?" was his answer when asked to try to catch a ball amid traffic in the middle of the field.
When former Phillies center fielder Aaron Rowand ran face first into the center field fence two years ago - breaking his nose in the process - he was asked those two important questions.
For who?
"For the team."
For what?
"To win."
Although he was here for just two years, that one play - and the corresponding rhetoric with reporters - cemented Rowand into the local sports mythology. All right, s he didn't become a god - but he did become arguably a lot of people's favorite player for his willingness to sacrifice himself for his team.
Then he left for $60 million when the San Francisco Giants came calling.
Rowand is back tonight at Citizens Bank Park.
Will he run into a wall? Will he talk about his short, but memorable stay?
Stay tuned.
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