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.

2020-05-262020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 50: Forgotten 1997 – Mike Robertson

Utility player Mike Robertson is the 'Phillies 50' series position player from the 1997 club. He appeared in three MLB seasons with three teams.

2020-05-252020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

1882: First Phillies team takes the field

While the Philadelphia Phillies began play in the 1883 in the National League, their first season of competition came a year earlier in the League Alliance.

2020-05-252020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 50: Forgotten 1997 – Edgar Ramos

The 'Phillies 50' pitching entry from the 1997 team is right-hander Edgar Ramos, who made his only four career MLB appearances in May with that team.

2020-05-242020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 50: Dallas raids Philadelphia

The Chicago Cubs hired Dallas Green away to become their general manager and he used former Phillies players to help win the 1984 NL East in Chicago.

2020-05-222020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 50: Forgotten 1998 – Jon Zuber

The 'Phillies 50' position player representative for the 1998 team is first baseman/outfielder Jon Zuber, who appeared in two seasons with the club.