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2022-05-172023-10-27 Matt Veasey BASEBALL, PHILLIES

An unforgettable 1979 slugfest at Wrigley Field

No one watching on TV along with me here in Philly, or any among the 14,952 in attendance that afternoon at the venerable ballpark on Chicago’s North Side, had any clue as to the historic insanity we were about to witness.

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2020-07-162020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 50: Forgotten 1977 – Mike Buskey

The 1977 Phillies postion player rep for the 'Phillies 50' series appeared in his only six games that September and went on to a successful retail career.

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2020-05-282022-02-03 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 1980 vs 2008: Right field

The final position-by-position comparison between the 1980 and 2008 Philadelphia Phillies world champions with Bake McBride and Jayson Werth in right field.

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2020-04-162020-11-16 Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Phillies 1980 vs 2008: Second base

The year-long celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Phillies 1980 title continues with the comparison to the 2008 champs now moving on to second base.

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2020-04-102020-11-16 Larry Shenk PHILLIES

1977 Phillies: Great season, painful ending

Former Phillies PR director Larry Shenk looks back on the 1977 Philadelphia Phillies, one of the greatest in franchise history suffered a controversial end.

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