The city of Philadelphia has played host to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game four times in the 83-year history of baseball's midsummer classic. In both 1943 and 1952 the game was heldĀ at Shibe Park, with the NL taking the first by a 5-3 score and the AL coming back with a 3-2 victory in … Continue reading Phillies MLB All-Star Games: 1976
God Almighty Hisself: the Life and Legacy of Dick Allen
Perhaps the single most controversial figure in the 133-season history of the Philadelphia Phillies franchise is the subject of a new book "God Almighty Hisself: The Life and Legacy of Dick Allen" by Villanova University law professorĀ Mitchell Nathanson. This is not aĀ clumsy tome hastily thrown together to make a quick buck by giving fans someĀ light … Continue reading God Almighty Hisself: the Life and Legacy of Dick Allen
MLB Power Ranking: End of June 2016
In the first Power Rankings of the season back at the end of April, a surprising Philadelphia Phillies ball club was sitting in the #9 position.Ā The club would continue to perform well over the next couple of weeks, leading to speculation that perhaps this would be a miracle season.That miracle has disappeared, and the Fightinā … Continue reading MLB Power Ranking: End of June 2016
Interview: Larry Shenk
An informative and engaging piece of Phillies history, "The Fightin' Phillies" by Larry Shenk is worth your money, your time, and a place on your bookshelf or in your personal device library. Pick up a copy at the link at the top of this story.
The Fightin’ Phillies: 100 Years of Philadelphia Baseball
The next in my book reviews feature specifically deals with the Philadelphia Phillies and the 133-year history of the ball club. No one alive today is more qualified to dig through that history and present it to the fans than the man who has been around to see more of it first-hand than anyone … Continue reading The Fightin’ Phillies: 100 Years of Philadelphia Baseball
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