Just hours before the old agreement was to expire, MLB announced that it had reached terms on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the Major League Baseball Players Association.Months of negotiations had intensified in recent days as the expiration of the old agreement approached at midnight today. Enough progress had been made that notification … Continue reading MLB has new Collective Bargaining Agreement
When will Citizens Bank Park host an MLB All-Star Game?
It has now been 20 years since the MLB All-Star Game last came to Philadelphia, since the Phillies hosted the game at Veteran's Stadium. When that game was held back in 1996, it had been 20 years since the last one during the Bicentennial year of 1976.Some Phillies fans have expressed concern that there has not yet been … Continue reading When will Citizens Bank Park host an MLB All-Star Game?
Phillies MLB All-Star Games: 1996
There were many differences between the 1976 and 1996 MLB All-Star Games, which were held two decades apart at the same venue of Veteran's Stadium in South Philadelphia.For the host Phillies, the biggest difference was that the '76 game had come while the team was emerging as a contender with a number of talented players throughout … Continue reading Phillies MLB All-Star Games: 1996
Phillies MLB All-Star Games: 1976
The city of Philadelphia has played host to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game four times in the 83-year history of baseball's midsummer classic. In both 1943 and 1952 the game was held at Shibe Park, with the NL taking the first by a 5-3 score and the AL coming back with a 3-2 victory in … Continue reading Phillies MLB All-Star Games: 1976
Phillies history in the MLB Home Run Derby
The MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby has been around since 1985, which means that the greatest home run hitter in the history of the Philadelphia Phillies franchise had an opportunity to participate.However, Mike Schmidt never took the game up on that opportunity. This despite Schmidt being an NL All-Star in 1986-87 and even elected to the team in … Continue reading Phillies history in the MLB Home Run Derby
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