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
Larry Bowa to interview with Marlins
The Phillies and Miami Marlins had no sooner wrapped up their 2015 regular season with a game at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday, than the off-season rumor and speculation season began in earnest.The Marlins asked for, and received, permission to speak with Phils' bench coach and longtime organizational man Larry Bowa regarding their full-time managerial position.Bowa, who will turn … Continue reading Larry Bowa to interview with Marlins
1971 Phillies: My first team
I was just nine years old when a then ultra-modern sports cathedral known as Veteran's Memorial Stadium, aka Veterans Stadium or more simply "The Vet" opened virtually at my backyard in South Philly. And it was the 1971 Phillies team, the first to play on a new Astroturf surface, that became the very first Phillies … Continue reading 1971 Phillies: My first team
Mitch Williams, Unleashed
Mitch Williams, Unleashed
Pete Rose hustles to Phillies
Pete Rose was the first big Phillies free agent signingOn December 5th, 1978 the Philadelphia Phillies dipped into the free agent market for the first time, and hauled in a big fish. Pete Rose, the man known as Charlie Hustle, was signed away from the Cincinnati Reds.The driving force behind a 2-time World Series-winning ‘Big … Continue reading Pete Rose hustles to Phillies
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