Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 2014 Winter Meetings preview

Baseball's annual Winter Meetings take place this weekAs baseball’s Winter Meetings get underway this week in San Diego, the conferences, trade shows, and banquets will be a sideshow for the main event. That main event will be taking place in meetings behind closed doors, and in numerous phone conversations.Player movement is what the average fan … Continue reading Phillies 2014 Winter Meetings preview

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Pete Rose hustles to Phillies

Pete Rose was the first big Phillies free agent signingOn December 5th, 1978 the Philadelphia Phillies dipped into the free agent market for the first time, and hauled in a big fish. Pete Rose, the man known as Charlie Hustle, was signed away from the Cincinnati Reds.The driving force behind a 2-time World Series-winning ‘Big … Continue reading Pete Rose hustles to Phillies

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Bunning trade: Arrival of a Hall of Famer

Jim Bunning proved one of best trades ever for PhilliesOn this date just over a half-century ago, the up and coming Philadelphia Phillies made one of the better trades in their long history.On December 4th, 1963 the Phils sent outfielder Don Demeter and pitcher Jack Hamilton to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for starting pitcher … Continue reading Bunning trade: Arrival of a Hall of Famer