Joe DeCamara called the Trea Turner standing ovations this weekend at Citizens Bank Park an "all-time feel good moment."
"I thought what happened Friday, Saturday, and Sunday was a warranted, give it a shot, find out what happens!" DeCamara said on Monday's 94WIP Morning Show. "And you know what happened? To me, that was an all-time feel good moment."
"If he had two months left on his deal, I don't think it would have happened," DeCamara later continued. "To me that made this so unique is that it is year one of an 11 year deal."
Turner was extremely grateful to the Philadelphia fans this weekend when speaking publicly and even bought a billboard to thank the fans.
Bryce Harper and his love of Philadelphia was as evident and powerful as ever during his postgame interview with Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen on SportsRadio 94WIP after the Phillies' series-clinching 8-4 win over the Royals on Sunday.
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"I have so much emotion toward it because it's just—I absolutely freakin' love it. I don't want to play anywhere else. I wish I started my career here, just the way it is and how lucky we are to do this."
Turner, who signed an 11-year, $300 million contract with the Phils this offseason, entered this 10-game stretch at Citizens Bank on Friday coming off his worst series of the season, which included an 0-5 game where he booted a ball in extra innings costing the Phillies the win.
He entered the series batting just .237. This weekend, Turner went 4-12 with a three-run go-ahead home run on Saturday and 5 RBI.
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