Philadelphia Phillies

The Trade

Ryne Sandberg was expendable in January of 1982. With the benefit of hindsight, the Phillies trade of Sandberg and Larry…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

(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…

7 years ago

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…

8 years ago

On Dallas Green

"Dallas Green... was tall, blunt, and had a voice like a foghorn." -Bill Giles Midway through the 1979 season, it…

8 years ago

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…

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

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,…

9 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

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…

9 years ago

Welcome to 1980!

  “He really mows ‘em, doesn’t he?” asked Howard Cosell. “He is spectacular.” replied Cosell’s ABC broadcast partner Don Drysdale.…

9 years ago