Our annual process of polling the staff here at TBOH as to their predictions for the coming season has been completed, and so we’re rolling out those picks in a series of pieces.The TBOH staff will reveal our cumulative staff choice, as well as our individual picks, for the order of finish in each of Major … Continue reading MLB 2016 predictions: AL Central Division
Phillies Fall Classics V: 1980 World Series Game Six
Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'wUKJ_P79R2tdx45u7xY21g',sig:'cg9tRjUWRNUnl3hzvDnr8DKpPWA23FOtqYxZibuu2tk=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'515557386',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});//embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/widgets.jsPhillies celebrate winning 1980 World SeriesA dramatic, hard-fought, come-from-behind win on a Sunday in the hostile environs of Royals Stadium had left the 1980 Philadelphia Phillies just one win away from the first championship in franchise history.The series would now return to South Philly for the final two … Continue reading Phillies Fall Classics V: 1980 World Series Game Six
Phillies Fall Classics IV: 1980 World Series Game Five
The Philadelphia Phillies had built an early 2-0 lead in the 1980 World Series over the Kansas City Royals with a pair of victories at Veteran’s Stadium.The Fall Classic then shifted to Royals Stadium (now Kauffman Stadium) for three games over the weekend of October 17th through 19th.In Game Three on Friday night, the two teams … Continue reading Phillies Fall Classics IV: 1980 World Series Game Five
Phillies Fall Classics III: 1980 World Series Game Two
A big 3rd inning explosion and Tug McGraw bullpen heroics had given the Philadelphia Phillies a 7-6 victory in Game One of the 1980 World Series at Veterans Stadium the previous night. That would set the stage for Game Two on Wednesday night, October 15th, 1980. This was a big night for me, as it was … Continue reading Phillies Fall Classics III: 1980 World Series Game Two
Phillies Fall Classics II: 1980 World Series Game One
As a new decade was dawning in mid-October of 1980, the Fall Classic would feature the Philadelphia Phillies and Kansas City Royals. In the late 1970's, both clubs had been frequent bridesmaids in the National and American Leagues respectively. But in 1980, both finally kicked in the door, won a pennant, and advanced to the World … Continue reading Phillies Fall Classics II: 1980 World Series Game One
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