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Author: Tony Campo

A huge fan of the Phillies since 1993. While my parents lived in Rice Lake, Wisconsin (where I still reside) my mother’s side of the family lived in Brookhaven, PA. I spent many summers out there with my grandma, and every night we’d sit together on the couch and listen to Harry Kalas call games played by Lenny Dykstra, John Kruk, and Darren Daulton. We HAD to turn on the red lava lamp for luck. That was always my job. As I grew up I didn’t follow the team as closely as I wanted to, until Chase Utley came back around. He is my all-time favorite player, and has been since he took the field for the first time and crushed a grand slam for his first hit. In 2008, I was visiting my family when the Phillies were playing the Rays in the World Series. We couldn’t get tickets, but when Game 5 was resumed after the rain, we piled into my mom’s car and drove down to the ballpark to walk the lot and visit the tailgaters. When the fireworks went off, we were posted up at a pickup truck running a generator with the game on a TV. To be able to hear the crowd roar, see the aerial display, and hear Harry say, “And the Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 world champions of baseball!” all at the same time, made it better than being in the stadium in the first place. Being out of market is challenging at times, but in today’s age with technology, it’s easier to stay connected.
2020-10-092020-11-22 Tony Campo PHILLIES

Pivotal Phillies off-season holds a number of looming questions

There is no way to overlook the fact that the Phillies have their work cut out for them this off-season. Strap in for the long haul on this one, boys and girls. It promises to be a wild ride.

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2020-09-262020-11-22 Tony Campo PHILLIES

Zack Wheeler will try to keep Phillies in postseason hunt

The playoffs begin in just a few short days. At the moment, we still don't know if the Phillies will be playing postseason baseball for the first time since 2011. The playoff picture is been a messy one in recent days, and now the Phillies have just one route into the Wildcard round that would open next Wednesday.

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2020-08-212020-11-22 Tony Campo PHILLIES

Maybe it’s time for Phillies to look at replacing GM Matt Klentak

Phillies GM Matt Klentak is under increasing pressure after misreading the talent and depth levels of a bullpen that has repeatedly failed in 2020.

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2020-08-062020-11-22 Tony Campo PHILLIES

Girardi pulls Nola early? Get used to it

Aaron Nola was dominant in a start against the New York Yankees but the Phillies lost to Yankees 3-1 when the bullpen blew it after he left the game.

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2020-08-062020-11-22 Tony Campo PHILLIES

Phillies baseball is back for round two!

The Philadelphia Phillies season was delayed by COVID19, and then delayed again by...COVID19. They finally resumed this week against the New York Yankees.

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