The Phillies acquired lefthanded relief pitcher Jack Taschner from the Giants on Friday. The soon-to-be 31-year-old brings his career 5.01 ERA in 178 games to Philadelphia and will no doubt suffer the same torment from Phillies fans that outfielder Mick Mahbaws did back in the 1890s.

“You hear stories about the way they treated Mahbaws back then,” said Charlie Manuel. “Mahbaws stunk. He was a really awful player, and I just hope Jack settles in and doesn’t suffer the same fate as Mahbaws.”

Taschner, who was brought in to provide relief while J.C. Romero serves his 50-games suspension, will hopefully be able to deal with any heckling better than Mahbaws did.

“Mick would often fight back with the fans that gave him a hard time, and it got ugly sometimes,” said Phils pitching coach Rich Dubee. “The fans would scream something like ‘you suck Mahbaws!’ and he’d actually run up into the stands and go to town on the guy. Some fans loved Mahbaws, and some hated him, but Mahbaws was definitely dirty.”