November 6th
Happy Birthday to Larry Bowa and trades galore with lots of big names highlight December 6th in 1980s Baseball.
Larry Bowa
October 28th
Mike Schmidt collects some hardware and the Dodgers and A’s win World Championships on October 28th in 1980s Baseball.
October 22nd
The Phillies celebrate, Gary Carter has a big day, and the Braves have a new manager on October 22nd in 1980s Baseball
August 24th
Happy Birthday to a Hall of Famer, Rickey Henderson does his thing, and Tippy Martinez makes history on August 24th in 1980s Baseball.
August 20th
Three near no-hitters, George Brett stays hot, and Dwight Gooden continues to dominate on August 20th in 1980s Baseball.
August 12th
The Tigers trade a future Hall of Famer, the White Sox sign one and the most memorable brawl of the decade highlight August 12th in 1980s Baseball.
January 27
Happy Birthday to John Lowenstein, the Phillies make an ill-fated trade, and Ted Turner has to open up his wallet on January 27th in 1980s Baseball
The Trade
Ryne Sandberg was expendable in January of 1982. With the benefit of hindsight, the Phillies trade of Sandberg and Larry Bowa to the Cubs for Ivan DeJesus was awful. But a deep dive into what was going on with the Phillies at the time provides a fascinating look at a team desperately trying to hold …
Larry Bowa: Pride of Philadelphia and Sacramento
NOTE: This is a guest post from Marshall Garvey It’s become something of a cliche to praise a modern player who shows any semblance of hustle as a “throwback”. Should one employ the term, though, Larry Bowa is the ideal litmus. In a year that’s seeing home runs fly at a historic rate (juiced ball …
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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 Schmidt and Steve Carlton were my guys, but I also had an obsession with shortstop Larry Bowa. He was small and feisty and played great defense. In T-Ball, I played shortstop and wore his uniform number …
