We are now in the midst of the penultimate weekend of the 2020 Major League Baseball regular season. One week from tomorrow, the season will draw to a close and baseball will prepare for a postseason in a bubble. A few bubbles, actually. More on that later. Counting today's games, there are nine playing dates … Continue reading MLB Power Ranking: One week to go in regular season
MLB Power Ranking: Labor Day 2020
A hot three-week stretch has pushed the Philadelphia Phillies into the top 10 as The Bell releases our 2020 MLB Power Rankings for Labor Day weekend.
MLB Power Ranking: August 15
Three weeks into the shortened 60-game season we have the first 2020 MLB Power Ranking with the Phillies in the middle of the pack.
Phillies 50: Forgotten 1986 – Jeff Bittiger
The 'Phillies 50' series pitching entry from the 1986 club, Jeff Bittiger, has enjoyed a long association with independent baseball in Fargo-Moorhead.
Phillies 50: Forgotten 1993 – Paul Fletcher
Fletcher developed a problem after leaving the Phillies in that he became an alcoholic: "His wife divorced him, he attempted suicide and he was spiraling out of control until his sister stepped in and called the Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.)."
MATT VEASEY 