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912Five of baseball’s greatest sluggers each blasted a milestone home run in Philly
Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Jim Thome, Jimmie Foxx, Barry Bonds, Mike Schmidt. All are among baseball’s greatest home run hitters. Each hit...
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1.9KMy first Phillies spring training in 1964
Geez, it was 55 years ago that I was a rookie in Spring Training. Here’s a recap of that experience. Time to...
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3.7K1Philography: Mike Schmidt
This Philography series has now weaved its way through 20 individuals who have played a big part in the history of the...
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1.9KClearwater relationship with Phillies goes back to 1947
Spring Training will soon start. Year No. 72 for the Phillies in Clearwater, Fla., a beautiful city on the Gulf of Mexico....
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3.9KKyle Drabek was another top Phillies pitching prospect dealt for an All-Star
The Philadelphia Phillies completed a big trade this afternoon, landing all-star catcher J.T. Realmuto from the Miami Marlins. As part of the...
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2.6K4Phillies present 10 preliminary nominees for the 2019 Wall of Fame honor
The Philadelphia Phillies organization announced the official nominees for this year’s Wall of Fame induction. Fan voting is now underway and will...
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2.2KWait, there was once a Philadelphia Phillies – professional football team?
Today is Super Bowl Sunday, one of the biggest sporting days in the world. It is estimated that well over 100 million...
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3.7KWinner or Loser: The Jimmy Rollins-Dodgers Trade
Read - Winner or Loser: The Jimmy Rollins-Dodgers Trade - and more Philadelphia Phillies news and rumors on PhilliesNation.com.
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2.0KPhilography: Jim Bunning
Earlier this off-season my “Philography” series highlighting the playing career of various important figures in Philadelphia Phillies history came here to Phillies...
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2.6K1Phillies alumni nonagenarian club
At the close of the first month of the new year, the Phillies have 14 alumni in their Nonagenarian Club (90-99 years...
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4.0K2The best Phillies up-the-middle combos of all-time
There’s an old axiom that World Series champion baseball teams need to be strong up the middle. Translated: catcher, second base, shortstop...
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2.5K4Phillies fan poll choice as next Wall of Famer
A couple of weeks ago here at Phillies Nation, I published a piece speculating on which non-2008 players might be worthy of...
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4.8K1Philadelphia Phillies alumni who passed away during 2018
Here’s a look at the Phillies Alumni who died during the 2018 calendar year. Included was an outfielder who had the last...
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3.1K6As Phillies prepare to honor a parade of 2008 players, who else deserves the Wall of Fame?
Approximately one month from now the Philadelphia Phillies will announce the 2019 honoree who will be enshrined on the franchise Wall of...
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2.8KPhillies Hot Stove History: The 2009 trade and 2010 free agent signing of Cliff Lee
During what all fans of the Philadelphia Phillies have been led to believe will be one of the most significant off-season periods...
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