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.

2020-07-092020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 50: Forgotten 1985 – Rich Surhoff

Rich Surhoff pitched with the Phillies for just two games in September 1985, earning a spot in this 'Phillies 50' series.

2020-07-082020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 50: Forgotten 1986 – Greg Legg

Greg Legg has been with the Phillies for over three decades, mostly as a minor league coach and manager. He is also the 1986 'Phillies 50' position player rep.

2020-07-082020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 50: Forgotten 1986 – Jeff Bittiger

The 'Phillies 50' series pitching entry from the 1986 club, Jeff Bittiger, has enjoyed a long association with independent baseball in Fargo-Moorhead.

2020-07-072020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 50: Forgotten 1987 – Ken Jackson and Greg Jelks

Two players, infielder Ken Jackson and the late outfielder Greg Jelks, share the 1987 Phillies position player entry in this Phillies 50 series.

2020-07-072020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 50: Forgotten 1987 – Tom Newell

One inning over two games in September 1987 is all that Tom Newell got in the big leagues, making him perfect for this Phillies 50 series.