Brian Smith: Former Philadelphia Phillies reliever Ricky Bottalico goes from Mr. Mom to Mr. Angry

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Jan. 25—Ricky Bottalico had spent most of his adult life throwing a baseball for a living. He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as a 21-year-old and was an All-Star reliever five years later. But when he was released by the Baltimore Orioles near the end of spring training in 2006, he was 36 and unsure of his future. "When I took my first year off from baseball, I didn't know what to do," ...

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