The city of Philadelphia has played host to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game four times in the 83-year history of baseball's midsummer classic. In both 1943 and 1952 the game was held at Shibe Park, with the NL taking the first by a 5-3 score and the AL coming back with a 3-2 victory in … Continue reading Phillies MLB All-Star Games: 1976
Phillies history in the MLB Home Run Derby
The MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby has been around since 1985, which means that the greatest home run hitter in the history of the Philadelphia Phillies franchise had an opportunity to participate.However, Mike Schmidt never took the game up on that opportunity. This despite Schmidt being an NL All-Star in 1986-87 and even elected to the team in … Continue reading Phillies history in the MLB Home Run Derby
Phils place six on Baseball America mid-season Top 100 Prospects list
The Philadelphia Phillies have placed six prospects among the Top 100 in the game on Baseball America’s Midseason Top 100 list.In ranking released today, the strength of the Phillies minor league system was revealed once again, as a half-dozen of the organization’s prospects were ranked within the Top 100 in the game by Baseball America.Following … Continue reading Phils place six on Baseball America mid-season Top 100 Prospects list
God Almighty Hisself: the Life and Legacy of Dick Allen
Perhaps the single most controversial figure in the 133-season history of the Philadelphia Phillies franchise is the subject of a new book "God Almighty Hisself: The Life and Legacy of Dick Allen" by Villanova University law professor Mitchell Nathanson. This is not a clumsy tome hastily thrown together to make a quick buck by giving fans some light … Continue reading God Almighty Hisself: the Life and Legacy of Dick Allen
MLB Power Ranking: End of June 2016
In the first Power Rankings of the season back at the end of April, a surprising Philadelphia Phillies ball club was sitting in the #9 position. The club would continue to perform well over the next couple of weeks, leading to speculation that perhaps this would be a miracle season.That miracle has disappeared, and the Fightin’ … Continue reading MLB Power Ranking: End of June 2016
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