During the 40th anniversary of the Phillies 1980 World Series title a position-by-position comparison with the 2008 champs continues with the shortstops.
Jimmy Rollins officially retires as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies
Prior to Saturday night’s big division rivalry game with the Washington Nationals, the host Philadelphia Phillies will hold a ceremony to honor long time shortstop Jimmy Rollins on the occasion of his official retirement from Major League Baseball. Rollins, who turned 40 years of age back in November, played with the Phillies for the first 15 of … Continue reading Jimmy Rollins officially retires as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies
Too soon to count out slow starting Cardinals
The Saint Louis Cardinals, perennial National League contenders, are off to an uncharacteristically slow start this season. The team is currently sitting at the bottom of the overall National League standings with a 4-9 record.Saint Louis has won an NL-record 11 World Series championships. In addition, the franchise has won 19 National League pennants. The club has captured 13 division crowns, including … Continue reading Too soon to count out slow starting Cardinals
Broxton ain’t this bad, Phillies fans
Carlos Ruiz took a hard slider from Dodgers' closer Jonathan Broxton and shot it on one big hop off the wall in left-center field in the 9th inning at Citizens Bank Park last night. Jayson Werth easily scored the tying run, and right on his heels was Ben Francisco with the winning run as the … Continue reading Broxton ain’t this bad, Phillies fans
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