Matt Veasey

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.

2018-12-112020-11-17 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies scout Sal Agostinelli honored as a Scout of the Year

Scouts are they silent key to an organization's success, and Phillies have one of the best For the everyday fan, baseball scouts are the forgotten people in their favorite organization. But it is the work performed by these individuals that can often spell the difference between winning and losing specific games or series, and success … Continue reading Phillies scout Sal Agostinelli honored as a Scout of the Year

2018-12-092020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Remembering the Jim Thome Era in Philadelphia

2018-12-072020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Lefty starting pitching still a priority for Phillies this off-season

Keuchel won the 2015 NL Cy Young Award with the AstrosAfter agreeing to a deal with the free agent lefty starting pitcher a couple of days ago, the Washington Nationals today announced the signing of Patrick Corbin to a six-year, $140 million deal. Corbin now joins Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg in the Nationals starting rotation.With their own rotation headed by … Continue reading Lefty starting pitching still a priority for Phillies this off-season

2018-12-072020-11-16 Matt Veasey BASEBALL, PHILLIES

Harper and Machado would make this a happy holiday for Phillies fans

Harper would make a great Christmas gift to fansIf you follow Philadelphia Phillies social media as closely as I do, you have come to the same realization that I have over the last few days. Phillies fans are growing increasingly impatient with management’s failure to make really big moves so far this off-season.The Phillies fan … Continue reading Harper and Machado would make this a happy holiday for Phillies fans