Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Uok3gKC5QXhafGf2iOMLFw',sig:'vNRsS8LfuJ0ODWCXl98PGXvv9qQlGzI7ms333JAooCA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'92181254',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});//embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/widgets.jsHamels built the foundation of his career over a decade with PhilliesWant the latest in a recent series of hot takes that I’ve been espousing? Here goes: former Phillies star pitcher Cole Hamels is going to one day be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame.He is one of 10 … Continue reading Could Cole Hamels pass back through Philly on his way to Cooperstown?
The Jim Thome Era begins
Jim Thome signed with the Phillies a dozen years ago todayIt was on this date in 2002 that the Jim Thome Era in Philadelphia Phillies baseball officially began when the club announced they had signed the free agent slugger to a 6-year, $85+ million contract.It was the culmination of a month-long courtship which had included … Continue reading The Jim Thome Era begins
The little girl who stole my ball
I have a theory that if you attend enough professional baseball games over a long enough period of time, eventually you are going to see and experience almost everything that the great game has to offer. I just completed my 44th season of attending Philadelphia Phillies games. I’ve seen a lot of things in person: … Continue reading The little girl who stole my ball
It was 20 years ago today
Buck Showalter was just 38 years oldmanaging the 1994 New York YankeesAs the MLB action ended on August 11th, 1994 the defending National League champion Philadelphia Phillies were floundering 7 games below the .500 mark, and already 20.5 games behind the front-running Montreal Expos in the N.L. East Division race. But neither those floundering Fightins … Continue reading It was 20 years ago today
MLB 2009: National League
Unlike the American League, which I covered in yesterday's entry and which is dominated by three teams, the National League pennant race in MLB is wide open. This is both good news and bad for our own Phillies. The bad news is that there are a lot of pretty good teams in the NL that … Continue reading MLB 2009: National League
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