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.

2020-07-052020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 50: Forgotten 1988 – Al Pardo

The position player from the 1988 Phillies in this 'Phillies 50' series on least impactful 1971-2019 players highlights forgettable catcher Al Pardo.

2020-07-052020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 50: Forgotten 1988 – Brad Moore

The 1988 Phillies pitching entry for this 'Phillies 50' series on the least impactful 1971-2019 players is undrafted right-hander Brad Moore.

2020-07-05 Matt Veasey BASEBALL

Health will play major role in 2020 MLB season

Even if Major League Baseball is able to get a shortened 2020 season underway, COVID-19 will continue to impact the game all year long.

2020-07-042020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 50: Forgotten 1989 – Steve Stanicek

Steve Stanicek makes this series for his minimal contributions to the 1989 Phillies. He has made a much greater contribution as a high school coach.

2020-07-042020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 50: Forgotten 1989 – Gordon Dillard

Lefty pitcher Gordon Dillard appeared in the final five games of his brief MLB career with the 1989 Phillies, earning an entry in this Phillies 50 series.