Philadelphia Phillies

Best Baseball Weekend EVER

It was January of 1995 and Mike Schmidt had just been voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.  I distinctly…

8 years ago

The Best of 2016 on ’80s Baseball

I started this blog 364 days ago. Since then, I've published 64 posts, including guest posts, for which I'm very…

8 years ago

Baseball Nivrana

I've been a collector for my entire life. You never know when you may need a 37-year-old pocket schedule and…

8 years ago

Game Six

You never forget your first time. For me it was October 21st, 1980; the night I had my first championship…

8 years ago

7 Reasons The 1980 Pennant Race Was Fantastic

Four teams, two spots, one weekend. That's what the 1980 pennant race came down to in the National League. The…

8 years ago

Schmidt, Carlton and the 1980 Phillies

  The poster hung on the wall of my bedroom in southwest Ohio for years. MVP and CY. Mike Schmidt…

8 years ago

Schmidt & Brett in 1971

The most important day of the 1980 baseball season may very well have taken place in June of 1971. June…

8 years ago

Bad Blood at The Vet

"Green's Phillies Win Brawl Game" read one headline. "Phillies Wrestle First Place Away From Bucs" read another. On May 26th,…

8 years ago

My Top 3 Larry Bowa Moments

I was an outsider. A malcontent. I grew up as a Phillies Phan in Reds Country in the 1970s. Mike…

9 years ago

The Mysterious Case of Dallas Green

All young baseball fans dream of hitting a walkoff home run to win the World Series like Bill Mazeroski or…

9 years ago