Author: Matt Veasey

Married father and grandfather. Roman Catholic political and social conservative. Lifelong Philadelphia resident. Retired following a three decade career with the Philadelphia Police Department. Graduate of Saint Joseph's University. Owner, Editor, Writer, and Social Media Coordinator of the mattveasey.com website since 2004 and philliesbell.com as well as the @philliesbell feeds on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram since 2019. Former Site Expert as Editor and Social Media Coordinator of Fansided's Philadelphia Phillies 'That Ball's Outta Here' site and Contributor to their 'Call to the Pen' MLB site. Former Assistant Editorial Director, Social Media Coordinator, and Contributor at 'Phillies Nation'. Past contributor to 'Sports Talk Philly' and the 'Philadelphia Baseball Review'. Philadelphia Phillies season ticket holder.

2022-06-032022-06-03 Matt Veasey EDITORIALS

Rob Thomson finally gets his shot

Well, those who wanted manager Joe Girardi to pay with his head, or at least his job, finally got their wish. On Friday, the Phillies announced that Girardi had been let go. His replacement, at least on an interim basis, is bench coach Rob Thomson.

2022-06-012022-06-03 Matt Veasey BASEBALL

MLB 2022: Leaders on Memorial Day

We are now through two full months of the 2022 season in Major League Baseball. With Memorial Day weekend passed and the calendar now having flipped to June, it’s a good time to look at the standings and leaderboards across the game.

2022-05-172022-06-03 Matt Veasey BASEBALL, PHILLIES

An unforgettable 1979 slugfest at Wrigley Field

No one watching on TV along with me here in Philly, or any among the 14,952 in attendance that afternoon at the venerable ballpark on Chicago’s North Side, had any clue as to the historic insanity we were about to witness.

2022-04-072022-06-03 Matt Veasey BASEBALL

MLB Opening Day 2022

“Play ball!” It’s finally time to hear those wonderful words as Opening Day arrives in Major League Baseball for the 2022 regular season.

2022-03-172022-03-19 Matt Veasey BASEBALL

Saint Patrick’s Day baseball

Tony Mullane may be the greatest Irish baseball player of all-time. Born in Cork, Ireland in 1859, Mullane was a right-handed pitcher and a switch-hitter who appeared in 13 big league seasons between 1881 and 1894.

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