John Vukovich spent 41 years in baseball, 31 of them with the Phillies. From reading some of the quotes from friends and former teamates he is going to be missed. Being a Phillies fan you kind of took it for granted that “Vuke” would be at his post in the 3rd base coaches box, even though he wasn’t there the last 3 years. He was one of the best coaches the Phillies ever had, he was part of 2 World Champions, ’75 Reds and the ’80 Phillies. Its a shame that he is not eligable for the Baseball Hall of Fame, he doesn’t have the numbers, considering his service an d wanting to make sure the players he coacghed played the game right he should be in there, at least he will be in the Phillies Hall of Fame for sure.

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