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.

2020-03-252020-11-18 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Lunch Bell: March 25, 2020

All the latest Philadelphia Phillies news and select Major League Baseball news curated daily from around the web daily in a Lunch Bell report.

2020-03-242020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 1980 vs 2008: The bench

Our comparison of the Philadelphia Phillies 1980 and 2008 World Series championship teams continues with a look at the two bench groups.

2020-03-202020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 1980 vs 2008: The bullpens

The 40th anniversary celebration of the Philadelphia Phillies 1980 World Series victory continues with a comparison of their bullpen with the 2008 champions.

2020-03-182020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 1980 vs 2008: Starting pitching

Which Phillies World Series championship team was the better all-around ball club: 1980 or 2008?

2020-03-172020-03-19 Matt Veasey BASEBALL

Anything left in the tank for this trio of future Hall of Famer hitters?

As MLB returns there are three future Hall of Fame position players who will have lost what are likely among the final valuable months of their careers.