By Brian Waller - AngelsWin.com Feature Columnist
If you were an Angels fan back in the mid-90’s, then you definitely remember Tony Phillips. Phillips could easily be described as having a “competitive nature”, unfortunately that “competitive nature” often displayed itself in arguments with home plate umpires over balls and strikes, some of which resulted in suspensions. Phillips, who broke into the league with the Oakland Athletics and rose to fame with the Detroit Tigers in the early 1990’s, was as outspoken of a baseball player you will ever find. Phillips had two stints with the Halos; the first in 1995 where he contributed a career high 27 home runs in spite of the infamous strike that delayed opening day and shortened the season to only 144 games. Phillips had a second run with the Angels in 1997, which was cut short due to an arrest late in the season for cocaine charges. On August 10, 1997, Phillips was arrested in Anaheim and charged with buying a small quantity of free-bas...
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