So, my first.'2002 step was pretty obvious. I went straight to my computer. Didn't have any old programs or anything lying around with that info, so the internet was the way to go. I just opened up a search page and typed in something basic, probably like 'philadelphia phillies roster 2002'.
Got a whole mess of results back, mostly links to sports statistics sites. You know the ones, they have data on pretty much everything. I just picked one that looked familiar, one of those big baseball stats websites. Seemed like the most straightforward way to get the list.
Had to wait a sec for the page to pull up all the info. Then, there it was. The whole roster laid out.
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Seeing that list was pretty cool, actually. It was like a little time capsule. I went through the names, section by section:
- Pitchers: Saw guys like Robert Person, Randy Wolf, Vicente Padilla. Some names I totally blanked on until I saw them there again.
- Catchers: Mike Lieberthal, definitely remembered him behind the plate.
- Infielders: Okay, this was interesting. Scott Rolen was there, which jogged my memory about that whole saga before he left. Placido Polanco too. And of course, Jimmy Rollins was starting out.
- Outfielders: Bobby Abreu, Pat Burrell – those were the big names I expected and saw. Marlon Byrd was on that team too.
Finding the whole list wasn't hard, just took a few clicks. It was more about the remembering part. Seeing those names together really brought back the feel of that specific era for the team. They weren't world beaters that year, finished around average if I recall correctly, but it was a team with some solid players who'd be huge later or were established stars like Abreu and Rolen.
So yeah, that was my little dive into the past. Just wanted to satisfy that curiosity about the 2002 Phillies roster, and the internet delivered. It's funny what little things stick in your head and make you go digging.
