The Ken Brett for Dave Cash trade between the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates on this very date 47 years ago proved to be a winner for both teams. Division and cross-state rivals dealing key players in their prime to one another.
Philography: Manny Trillo
The 25th entry in the Philography series of mini biographies of important figures in Philadelphia Phillies history highlights the career or Manny Trillo.
Phillies 1980 vs 2008: Third base
This series comparing the 1980 and 2008 Philadelphia Phillies World Series championship teams moves to the third basemen, Mike Schmidt and Pedro Feliz.
Philography: Mike Schmidt
Philography: Mike Schmidt - Entire books can be written – have been written – in order to fully tell the story of one of the greatest players in the history of Major League Baseball.
Bud Black trying to guide Rockies back to the MLB postseason
Black and Rockies in control of a postseason berthThis is the first year as the skipper at the helm of the Colorado Rockies for former big league pitcher Bud Black.Black has prior big league managerial experience, of course. For more than eight seasons, from 2007 through the opening months of 2015, he guided the San Diego … Continue reading Bud Black trying to guide Rockies back to the MLB postseason