{"id":643,"date":"2011-07-31T12:20:20","date_gmt":"2011-07-31T16:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=643"},"modified":"2011-07-31T12:22:21","modified_gmt":"2011-07-31T16:22:21","slug":"mitch-pitches-in-nicely-on-mlb-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/07\/mitch-pitches-in-nicely-on-mlb-network.html","title":{"rendered":"Mitch Pitches In Nicely On MLB Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mitch Williams performs similarly in his role as an analyst on the MLB Network as he did as a reliever in the big leagues.<\/p>\n<p>He just lets fly.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-MLB\/Phillies closer is most famous for allowing Joe Carter&#8217;s bomb for the Blue Jays in the World Series.<\/p>\n<p>It should be remembered Williams was one of the game&#8217;s most feared closers, racking up double-digit saves six straight seasons from 1988-93.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Happy Birthday to Mitch Williams\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ikaNc0DGg8M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>&#8220;Wild Thing&#8221; got his nickname for his style and large number of walks he allowed, nearly one per inning for his career.<\/p>\n<p>Williams makes few mistakes in MLB gig, correctly ripping the Cubs for not hiring Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg as team manager.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought they missed the boat completely,&#8221; Williams told Dan Patrick on the latter&#8217;s radio\/TV syndicated program. &#8220;I think the Cubs have to have a fire sale and start over from the top down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mitch doesn&#8217;t mince words &#8230; good for him.<\/p>\n<p>Better for us baseball fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mitch Williams performs similarly in his role as an analyst on the MLB Network as he did as a reliever in the big leagues. 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