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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

April 1968: The Phillies Respond to MLK Assassination

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Given their respective histories, it may be surprising that the Philadelphia Phillies got on the right side of baseball's racial history...
Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Taking Command for One Day: Jim Command's Grand Slam for the Record Books

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Jim "Igor" Command On June 18, 1954, the Phillies recalled utility man Jim "Igor" Command from their minor league affili...
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Those 1957 Phillies Pennant Contenders: A Last Hurrah for the Whiz Kids

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Jack Sanford If you grew up a Phillies fan in almost any era, save 2007-2011, you were accustomed to your favorite team being out of content...
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Thursday, February 23, 2023

Remembering Tim McCarver's Phillies Career

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Tim McCarver was an established Major League star before he ever put on a Phillies uniform. In seven years as the St. Louis Cardinals' s...
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Death Knell for a Dynasty: Halladay Drops 1-0 Decision to the Cardinals

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This past 2022 season the Philadelphia Phillies made their first entry into the post-season in 11 long years. When I say long, of course, it...
Wednesday, February 8, 2023

The Mad Monk Delivers a Little Good Luck

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Whiz Kid Russ Meyer came by his many nicknames honestly. Monikers like "The Mad Monk", "Russ the Red", and "Rowdy R...
Tuesday, January 31, 2023

The Sultan of Sawatski

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Carl Sawatski In March of 1956, aging Connie Mack Stadium got a facelift in the form of a huge new electronic scoreboard. The new edifice wa...