In the home of the Phillies, Citizen’s Bank Park, there is a plaque that displays the greatest Philly at each position of all time, and nearly all of them are from the lone championship team from 1980. Names like Schmidt, Carlton, Rose, Trillo, Bowa, Maddox are engraved at their position on the field. For years [...]
So this is what winning feels like. Over the years I have rooting for teams that come so close only to falter at the finish line (Eagles vs Bucs, Eagles vs. Patriots, Flyers vs. Devils, Penn State and Nebraska, Sixers vs Lakers and Phillies vs Blue Jays). This is the first time, my team has [...]
Those were the odds stacked against the Phillies winning the pennant going into mid-September (according to Baseball Prospectus). Just when the Eagles are becoming unwatchable, Philadelphia sports fans get the rare treat of seeing the home team play some October baseball. Thank you Phillies for displaying perserverance and determination and a semblance of a legitimate pitching [...]
The Baseball writer’s did right by giving the MVP to Ryan Howard. Howard had better numbers than anyone else in the game last year. Plus, as Ryan Howard streaked so did the fightin’ Phils. His tear through the second half of the season directly correlates with the Phillies playoff push. Albert Pujols made it a [...]
