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.

2020-05-172020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 50: Forgotten 2000 – Thomas Jacquez

The 2000 pitcher for the 'Phillies 50' on the most random players from the 1971-2019 teams is southpaw Thomas Jacquez who appeared in nine games with the club.

2020-05-17 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Bryce Harper opines on numerous MLB 2020 issues

Phillies star right fielder Bryce Harper presented some suggestions for how a 2020 MLB season might look and responded to comments by Rays pitcher Blake Snell.

2020-05-15 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred “hopeful” for a 2020 season

In a television interview on Thursday night, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred stated that he is hopeful of a 2020 MLB season taking place.

2020-05-152020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 50: Forgotten 2001 – P.J. Forbes

The 'Phillies 50' most random position player from the 2001 team was utility player P.J. Forbes who appeared in three late-season games.

2020-05-142020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Should Ryan Howard have made more than three NL All-Star teams?

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard was a National League All-Star in 2006, 2009 and 2010. Should 'The Big Piece' have made it more often?