Zac Gallen took a seat at the podium on an NFL Sunday to discuss how one of the best pitchers in baseball this season planned to handle Philadelphia's potent lineup.
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen reacts after striking out Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman during the fifth inning in Game 2 of a baseball NL Division Series, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Los Angeles. **FILE**PHILADELPHIA — Zac Gallen took a seat at the podium on an NFL Sunday to discuss how one of the best pitchers in baseball this season planned to handle Philadelphia’s potent lineup.
Gallen can’t be blamed for trying to catch a score. The Arizona Diamondbacks ace grew up in South Jersey and has “Go Birds” on the bio of an Instagram feed dotted with reminders of where he was raised. There’s a photo of a cheesesteak from Pat’s Steaks , of the shore, of water ice. All the familiar staples, except one — anything to do with the Phillies.
Now, mom and countless other friends and family — “I’m playing for free here with all the tickets,” Gallen cracked — will be back in Philly on Monday to root for Gallen rather than the home team in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series. Another kid with dreams of one day wearing the same jersey as Ryan Howard and Chase Utley now shares Gallen’s goal of knocking out the Phillies.
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