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About the "agony of reading about it the next day." That guy was a d*ck that never talked to the media and hated YOU THE FANS! Stop trying to push this narrative that we Philly fans are no good if we criticize a player and we're ungrateful or whatever the f*ck. (and yes, he is the greatest 3rd baseman that ever lived)
Exit Interview: Looking back on your career, do you have mixed feelings about your relationship with the team and the city?
Mike Schmidt: Most of it was my fault — my insecurities, my immaturity, always analyzing people, not just accepting it’s a tough town and dealing with it. Scott Rolen was a lot like me, feeling he could control that kind of thing. He and I understand it was a self-defeating environment. They want you to win so bad — if they only knew that when they boo you, it makes it harder for you. God, it’s a tough subject for me. I fought it. Had I embraced it, I would have done even better than I did.
Exit Interview: Looking back on your career, do you have mixed feelings about your relationship with the team and the city?
Mike Schmidt: Most of it was my fault — my insecurities, my immaturity, always analyzing people, not just accepting it’s a tough town and dealing with it. Scott Rolen was a lot like me, feeling he could control that kind of thing. He and I understand it was a self-defeating environment. They want you to win so bad — if they only knew that when they boo you, it makes it harder for you. God, it’s a tough subject for me. I fought it. Had I embraced it, I would have done even better than I did.
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