Phillies Nation

About Us

I have learned the value of investing time and emotion in things I cannot control, and of belonging to a community whose aspirations I share completely and uncritically.
~ Nick Hornby

PhilliesNation.com is the best phuckin’ Phillies blog ever. It is a site for the most fanatical Phillies fans to share ideas, absorb information, and rant with impunity. Though there are certainly other blogs out there that deal with the Phillies, this one is written exclusively through a fan’s perspective. Stats and algorithms have their place in analyzing baseball, but if a player sucks, Phillies fans don’t require quantitative proof. We smell failure a mile away. We boo first, ask questions later. And in those rare cases when sweet victory befalls upon us, we rejoice and celebrate like only Phillies fans do: by going to Geno’s and making it a two cheesesteak night.

Brian Michael, Founder and CEO
Brian founded Phillies Nation after complaining about the dearth of high quality Phillies blogs midway through the 2004 season. Building upon his experience as a web consultant and a rabid Phillies fan, he has been blogging ever since. Brian is a native of northeast Philadelphia, graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the London School of Economics and Political Science. PhilliesNation.com has travelled with him through stays in Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and London thus solidifying the global reputation of the Phillies Nation.

Jim Amato, Vice President
Jim is one of the few contributors who shares the spotlight on Phillies Nation and scours the Philly sports media for Phillies nuggets as his main beat. We have all come to love both his drunk ramblings and sober coherency just the same. A native of northeast Philly and graduate of St. Joseph’s, Jim is currently balancing his Princeton mutual fund job with work on his MBA at LaSalle. During down time, Jim shares his 57″ HDTV equally between the Phils and Eagles and in the summer helps to improve my golf game.

Jason Lyons, Chief Technology Officer
An expert in HTML and Javascript among other languages, Jason is responsible for both the construction and maintenance of Phillies Nation. Despite growing up in Harrisonburg, VA and being a Washington, DC sports fan in general, he has come to appreciate the dramatics that are the Philadelphia Phillies. Nonetheless, he also owes me $50 since he unwisely bet the Nationals would finish ahead of the Phillies.

Rob Cowie, Director of Public Relations
Rob Cowie is the institution that has brought you Phillies Nation myspace, fantasy baseball, tailgate parties and various other activities hosted by Phillies Nation. His never ending task is to spread the love to everyone within Phillies Nation by exploiting the innate characteristics of all Philadelphia sports fans: Eating, Alcoholism and Fandom. He diligently plans and creates new and exciting ventures for Phillies Nation through the media and fanbase. Born in Philly and raised in four of the city’s five main neighborhoods, Rob grasps the nature of the Phillies Fan and brings them what they want: a great time while cheering on their team.

Tim Malcolm, Senior Staff Reporter
Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. Since then, he’s been following the Phils rabidly, whether in Philadelphia - he was born in Port Richmond and has family in Somerton - or in his current home of Norwich, Conn., where he oversees the features and entertainment sections for the local newspaper. When not working or blogging about the Phils, Tim writes fiction and screenplays, and is probably enjoying a Flying Fish ESB Amber, Raspberry UFO, Samuel Adams White Lager or Blue Moon.

Julie Michael, Staff Reporter
The real JMike is the insider of the Phillies Nation team. As a dedicated Phillies employee, she offers a unique perspective on the team and its inner workings. Although the lifelong fan and Villanova graduate now fills her time pursuing a doctoral degree in psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, she will often be found at Phillies away games. Credit for the Los Angeles pictures and report goes to her.

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