Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'KCNUY1avQ_x70ZkmI6xDcQ',sig:'3PjirA6Qj4tul3XnKdesVcragJfRIpeXAYU1xgMv_Ds=',w:'594px',h:'401px',items:'513656068',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});//embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/widgets.jsDaulton was the acknowledged clubhouse leader of the 1993 NL championsThe Philadelphia Phillies are officially feting the 2008 World Series championship team this weekend.On the 10th anniversary of the historic season which concluded with that team winning the second title in franchise history, it is wholly understandable and appropriate.However, there … Continue reading Remembering the 1993 NL champion Phillies in their silver anniversary season
My 2018 IBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot
This past year marked a major change in direction as far as my baseball writing was concerned. For the previous three years, I wrote almost exclusively on the national pastime. As the Fall of 2017 arrived, I decided to return to writing across the broader spectrum of politics, religion, entertainment, and social issues. Baseball is … Continue reading My 2018 IBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot
My 2017 IBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot
The Internet Baseball Writer’s Association of America (IBWAA) conducts voting in December of each year for its Baseball Hall of Fame.This process is conducted in much the same manner as the formal BBWAA voting, which results in players being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown.The IBWAA was born on the Fourth of July in 2009. … Continue reading My 2017 IBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot
Phillies Fall Classics VIII: 1993 World Series Game Five
It appeared as if the clock was about to strike midnight on the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies worst-to-first Cinderella season. After splitting the first two games in Toronto, the Blue Jays had won the next two games at Veteran’s Stadium to take a 3-1 stranglehold on the World Series.In Game Three, the Jays’ powerful lineup had laid … Continue reading Phillies Fall Classics VIII: 1993 World Series Game Five
Ex-Phil Schilling a witch hunt victim
By now, most people are aware that former Phillies 1990's pitching ace Curt Schilling was recently suspended from his gig covering the Little League World Series for ESPN, and removed for a week from his Sunday Night Baseball broadcast on the network.What most are unaware of is the true reason: a "witch hunt" mentality which … Continue reading Ex-Phil Schilling a witch hunt victim
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