The Philadelphia Phillies minor league organization has enjoyed a welcome resurgence over the last two seasons. A handful of astute trades have built up the quality and depth, particularly at the upper levels.But a big piece of the organizational improvement has come via the draft process. Because the big league club has deteriorated, the Phillies have been … Continue reading Phillies Fall 2016 Top Ten Prospects: #2 – J.P. Crawford
Phillies 2016 POY: Odubel Herrera
The rebuilding program continued for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2016 season. The club moved up to fourth place in the NL East Division with a 71-91 record.That left the Fightin’ Phils a distant 24 games behind the division-leading Washington Nationals. They were also 16 in back of an NL Wildcard berth. But it also marked … Continue reading Phillies 2016 POY: Odubel Herrera
Philadelphia Phillies Top 25 Players of All-Time: #15 – Johnny Callison
Johnny Callison was born into a poor family in rural Oklahoma in 1939 during the Great Depression. He was then raised as a small child mostly by his mother while his father, who was part Cherokee Indian, was off fighting with the United States Army in World War II.While his father was away, his mother … Continue reading Philadelphia Phillies Top 25 Players of All-Time: #15 – Johnny Callison
Philadelphia Phillies Top 25 Players of All-Time: #17 – Sam Thompson
Since Sam Thompson didn't play during the 21st century, not many Phillies fans are going to be very familiar with his career.Well, actually, Sam Thompson didn't even play ball during the 20th century, at least not in a Phillies uniform.Samuel Luther Thompson played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball, a full decade of that spent with … Continue reading Philadelphia Phillies Top 25 Players of All-Time: #17 – Sam Thompson
Philadelphia Phillies top 25 players of all-time: #24 – Roy Thomas
The "Sports Talk Philly" site is doing a Top 25 Phillies of All-Time series, and approached me about doing some of the older players on their list. This is the first of my contributions for the series.There are old-timers, and then there are OLD-timers. Roy Thomas is the latter, a ballplayer who most modern Philadelphia Phillies fans have … Continue reading Philadelphia Phillies top 25 players of all-time: #24 – Roy Thomas
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