Phillies 50: Forgotten 1977 – Mike Buskey

The 1977 Phillies postion player rep for the 'Phillies 50' series appeared in his only six games that September and went on to a successful retail career.

Possible future non-2008 Phillies Wall of Famers

The Philadelphia Phillies honor the greatest players and other figures in franchise history with a place on their Wall of Fame.In 1978, the Philadelphia Phillies began what has become one of the great traditions for this now 134-year-old franchise. That summer the Phils honored “Whiz Kids” pitcher and Baseball Hall of Famer Robin Roberts as the initial inductee into the Phillies Wall … Continue reading Possible future non-2008 Phillies Wall of Famers

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