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Ed Wade, the new general manager of the Houston Astros and former GM of the Phillies, is ready for his new job. The Inquirer’s Jim Salisbury interviewed Wade and asked him about his new job and the Fightin’ Phils.
Oh, and he also talked with Wade about his devotion to extreme sports:
Wade also poked fun at himself for his much-talked-about skydiving mishap last month in South Jersey. A licensed veteran of 36 jumps, he encountered wind and had to make a quick call: Hit power lines, a building or a tree. He picked the tree, and it’s a good thing he got snagged because “I would have been a Volkswagen hitting the ground if I didn’t.”
Wade, 51, had to be freed from the tree by rescue workers, and he suffered some significant bruises. But not enough to keep him from training for his first marathon. He’ll be part of Team Travis, a group of about 180 that will run in memory of 1st Lt. Travis Manion in the Marine Corps Marathon next month in Washington.
Just wait, people. In a few years, Ed Wade’s going to win the Ironman Triathlon. He’ll probably celebrate by skydiving into a pool of hungry sharks.
On Baseball | Wade: Regrets, he’s had a few [Inquirer]
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