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.

2020-04-272020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 50: Forgotten 2008 – Brad Harman

The 2008 Phillies position player entry in the 'Phillies 50' series on random 1971-2019 players is Australian infielder Brad Harman.

2020-04-272024-08-30 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Top 10 Phillies teams of all-time by WAR value

Ranking the top 10 Philadelphia Phillies teams of all-time by total WAR value finds the 2011 club which won 102 games in the regular season at the top.

2020-04-262024-08-30 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 50: Forgotten 2008 – R.J. Swindle

The 2008 World Series champion Phillies pitcher in our 'Phillies 50' 1971-2019 random players series is lefty R.J. Swindle.

2020-04-252024-08-30 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

The best Phillies team that no one ever talks about

When talking about the greatest Philadelphia Phillies teams throughout franchise history the 1892 group needs to be in the discussion.

2020-04-252024-08-30 Matt Veasey REVIEWS

Macho Row: The 1993 Phillies and Baseball’s Unwritten Code

The 1993 National League champions are the subject of "Macho Row: The 1993 Phillies and Baseball's Unwritten Code" by William C. Kashatus.