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.

2020-03-13 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies Charities 5K postponed

The Philadelphia Phillies have announced that the 2020 Phillies Charities 5K run/walk , originally scheduled for Saturday, March 28, has been postponed.

2020-03-13 Matt Veasey BASEBALL

MLB clubs begin handling ticket refund and exchange issues

With the cancellation of play in the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues, a number of Major League Baseball teams have quickly responded with plans to refund and/or exchange tickets for fans.

2020-03-13 Matt Veasey BASEBALL

Bell keeps ringing through COVID19 pandemic

The Bell will continue to ring out with any important COVID19 updates as they evolve regarding both the Phillies and MLB, of course. But we will be bringing you other content as well.

2020-03-122020-04-17 Matt Veasey BASEBALL

Coronavirus hits Major League Baseball

The spread of COVID-19, or "coronavirus", across the globe finally and perhaps inevitably reached the shores of the United States and is now likely to disrupt the MLB schedule.

2020-03-07 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Joe Girardi begins sorting out his bullpen arms

The Philadelphia Phillies opened their 2020 spring training camp in Clearwater, Florida with more than two dozen pitchers ready to compete for a role in the team's Opening Day bullpen.