Philadelphia Phillies
The Trade
Ryne Sandberg was expendable in January of 1982. With the benefit of hindsight, the Phillies trade of Sandberg and Larry…
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…
(Mark) Clear as Mud
Not many guys can go from getting seriously knocked around in the Appy League to becoming a Major League All-Star…
Wild One at the Vet
Sometimes mistakes can work in your favor. That was certainly the case for Tommy Lasorda and the L.A. Dodgers when they…
On Dallas Green
"Dallas Green... was tall, blunt, and had a voice like a foghorn." -Bill Giles Midway through the 1979 season, it…
Dream Season: Mike Schmidt
Every player longs for that dream season. The one where they stay healthy and just produce. I'm going to crunch…
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…
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…
Game Six
You never forget your first time. For me it was October 21st, 1980; the night I had my first championship…
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…
Schmidt & Brett in 1971
The most important day of the 1980 baseball season may very well have taken place in June of 1971. June…
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,…
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…
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…
The 80’s are my 50’s
I grew up reading Angell, Halberstam, Kahn and others wax nostalgic about baseball in the 1950’s. The pictures they painted…
Welcome to 1980!
“He really mows ‘em, doesn’t he?” asked Howard Cosell. “He is spectacular.” replied Cosell’s ABC broadcast partner Don Drysdale.…