Bill Madden: Don Mattingly explains why he opted to join the Phillies

Bill Madden: Don Mattingly explains why he opted to join the Phillies

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Moments after Mookie Betts had just completed the game-ending double play, Don Mattingly stood alone atop the Blue Jays dugout, leaning on the railing and staring disconsolately out at the field where the visiting Dodgers were celebrating. A couple of minutes later, Bo Bichette approached him from behind and hugged him for what looked like as hard as he could. This was the everlasting image of what many people have called the …