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.

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My 2025 IBWAA Hall of Fame ballot

The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America announced today that five players have been elected to the IBWAA Hall of Fame.

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There’s something about Mary

The Gospels of Matthew and Luke both reference the mother of Jesus as being a woman named Mary.

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2024 American of the Year: Lara Trump

For the fifth time in the last eight years a woman is named as this website's American of the Year. Lara Trump joins a diverse group of women. Kellyanne Conway (2016), Nikki Haley (2018), Kizzmekia Corbett (2020), and Riley Gaines (2023) were the others so honored.

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Those lost to the baseball world in 2024

According to Baseball Almanac in the calendar year of 2024 we lost 96 men who appeared at one time or another in Major League Baseball.

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2024 Arizona Fall League Championship Preview

The Arizona Fall League (AFL) is an annual prospect showcase venture made up of six teams, each of which is stocked with minor leaguers from five different Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations. Those MLB clubs provide seven players each, making for a 35-man AFL roster.

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