For the first time in 15 years our Philadelphia Phillies are preparing to play in the National League Championship Series (NLCS). The Fightin' Phils have been here six times previously, all of them in my own lifetime as a fan. In their glory run from 1976 through 1980, the period covering most of my teenage … Continue reading Black Friday
It’s just a fantasy
If you know me, you know that I am a huge baseball fan. A lifelong Phillies fan, of course, and someone who played for and managed a local championship men's softball team for over a decade and a half. As I got a bit older, I retired the old glove and bat, and moved … Continue reading It’s just a fantasy
The ancient Mariner keeping Phillies afloat
Jamie Moyer was born on November 18th, 1962, just two days short of my own first birthday. John F. Kennedy was the President of the United States and dealing with the Cuban missile crisis, West Side Story was highlighting the motion picture scene, television was still in black & white and had only three … Continue reading The ancient Mariner keeping Phillies afloat
Rays of hope
Veteran Cliff Floyd has helped lift Tampa Bay to contender status It's mid-August, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, er, just plain 'Rays' now, are in first place in the American League East Division. That is not a typo. I did not mean to say that first place belongs to the defending World Series … Continue reading Rays of hope
The House That Ruth Built
Baseball's most storied playing grounds, Yankee Stadium in New York, played host to one of baseball's premier events last night as the stars shined for MLB's annual All-Star game extravaganza.The game was awarded to the Big Apple to honor the grand old ball yard in its final season. It is slated for demolition this winter, … Continue reading The House That Ruth Built
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