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Article: The Philadelphia Inquirer Jim Salisbury column: mother hopes fans show Myers some compassion.(baseball player Brett Myers)(Column)
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
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- July 22, 2006
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Byline: Jim Salisbury
Jul. 22--Jan Myers won't need to read the newspaper accounts or watch television to see how her son is received today at Citizens Bank Park.
She will be in the stands. And she won't be wearing ear plugs.
She expects that her son will be greeted by boos -- loud, throaty, Philadelphia-style boos -- and she's probably right. Brett Myers will take the mound at home for the first time since the night his life changed on June 23, when he was accused of striking his wife on a Boston street, and Philadelphia fans have every right to show their displeasure with it all. Four days after the arrest, Brett Myers took a leave ...