DODGERS’ EVAN PHILLIPS BACK IN BALTIMORE, WHERE HE FOLLOWED ‘THE LINE’ TO SUCCESS
BALTIMORE — When Evan Phillips walked into Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Monday, he took a moment to reflect. This was the ballpark he went to as a kid. It became the place where he pitched for his hometown team. It was the place where his early struggles nearly brought his career to an early end.
Of all the sights to take in upon his return, Phillips looked most nostalgically at the long line of chalk that separates fair from foul.