Philadelphia Police Officer John Pawlowski (25) and six other law enforcement officers from Pennsylvania joined 113 more from around the United States as of December 30th. Rest In Peace, heroes all...Harry Wolf and Brian Bates...Harry Kalas (73), Danny Ozark (85), Peter Zezel (44), Gary Papa (54), Fred Sherman (86)...Michael Jackson (50), Patrick Swayze (57), Farrah … Continue reading R.I.P. 2009
2008 NLCS pays a visit to 2009 NLCS
It was one week and one year ago today, Monday, October 13th, 2008. The Philadelphia Phillies led the Los Angeles Dodgers by two games to one in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series. But headed into the top of the 8th inning of that Game #4, the Dodgers held a 5-3 lead and the Phils … Continue reading 2008 NLCS pays a visit to 2009 NLCS
Wolf tries to join list of ex-Phillies who found own titles elsewhere
When former Phillies lefthander Randy Wolf takes the mound in tonight's Game #4 of the NLCS against his former team he will be trying to duplicate the World Series-winning accomplishments of a number of former teammates, and now of the Phillies themselves.It's not at all surprising that once he had an opportunity at free agency, … Continue reading Wolf tries to join list of ex-Phillies who found own titles elsewhere
Trying to dodge the Dodgers
For the 5th time in the history of Major League Baseball, two of it's storied franchises are now meeting for the championship of the National League. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers have split those first four matchups, each winning a pair. Most Phillies fans are well aware of who their own team … Continue reading Trying to dodge the Dodgers
Manuel leads Phillies into October
On the final night of September, Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel again demonstrated why he is probably the single best manager in professional baseball today as far as the handling of personalities goes.With his defending World Series champions holding a commanding 10-3 lead over the Houston Astros, he had sent lefty reliever Scott Eyre to … Continue reading Manuel leads Phillies into October
