Alex Rodriguez was a big free agent signing with Texas at the 2000 baseball winter meetings For baseball fans, the winter can be particularly cold, dark, and long. From the end of the final game of the World Series in late October until Spring Training gets going in February, there are four months without … Continue reading Baseball’s hot stove begins to heat up
Thank you, Philadelphia Phillies !
Pat Burrell leads the Phillies victory parade down Broad Street towards Citizens Bank Park on Halloween This blog of mine has taken a break from talking about politics, religion, and culture for over a week now while my beloved Philadelphia Phillies were playing in and winning the World Series. Now, the victory parade is … Continue reading Thank you, Philadelphia Phillies !
The Philadelphia championship dream delayed, or drowned?
Pedro Feliz and Jimmy Rollins try to battle the Rays and in elements on a rain-soaked infield It all started so well. Game 5 of the World Series began last night with Philadelphia Phillies ace Cole Hamels mowing the Tampa Bay Rays down in order and in easy fashion in the top of the first. … Continue reading The Philadelphia championship dream delayed, or drowned?
Price is right for Rays
Talented rookie lefty Price shut down the Phillies to even up the 2008 World Series History has shown that for a sports organization perhaps the most essential element in building long-term success is continuity at the top of the organization. It is one of the principal reasons that sports talk radio programming can never … Continue reading Price is right for Rays
The forgotten Philly World Series
Baltimore Orioles catcher Rick Dempsey was the MVP of an often overlooked 1983 World Series No one of a certain age will ever forget the events of October 1980 as the Phillies won their first and only World Series title behind future Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton, the legendary Pete Rose, … Continue reading The forgotten Philly World Series
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