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1.7K5On this day 14 years ago, Phillies Nation was born.
Back in 2004, I was living in baseball-less Washington, DC and had no quality Phillies news readily available. I decided to take...
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2.7K2Review – To Every Thing A Season: Shibe Park and Urban Philadelphia by Bruce Kuklick
Read - Review: To Every Thing A Season: Shibe Park and Urban Philadelphia by Bruce Kuklick - and more Philadelphia Phillies news...
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3.3KCurt Schilling and 1993 Teammates Out to Support the Darren Daulton Foundation Event
This past Friday the Darren Daulton Foundation held an event honoring the 1993 Phillies team. For those unfamiliar with the Darren Daulton...
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7.1K6Granny Hamner: More Than Baseball
Granville Wilbur Hamner was my great grandfather. I volunteered to write this article so I could learn more not only about him...
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4.6K1Tommy Greene and His Glory Days with the Phillies
Tommy Greene was selected 14th overall by the Atlanta Braves in the 1985 MLB draft. Like most that are drafted to the...
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3.7K1Phillies Nation Book Club Event with Tommy Greene
Phillies Nation is starting a book club! From time-to-time, we will propose a baseball book and encourage fans to read along with...
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5.2K3Greatest Baseball Team of All-Time Part 3: 1970 Baltimore Orioles
In 1966 a team led by Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson, and Boog Powell bested the L.A Dodgers and Sandy Koufax to win...
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3.3K4Greatest Baseball Team of All-Time Part 2
When comparing the 1929 Athletics to the greatest teams of all-time, we started with the 1927 Yankees. A close second has to...
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3.4K3The Greatest Baseball Team of All-Time: Part 1
What if someone were to ask you who is the greatest baseball team of all time; what would your response be? Most...
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2.5KPhiladelphia Athletics Weekend at Shibe Vintage Sports
An invitation from our friends at Shibe Vintage Sports… The Athletics are back in Philadelphia! The Oakland A’s and the Philadelphia Phillies...
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3.0KThe Phillies used technology to cheat … in 1899
This post is reprinted from our friends at PhillySportsHistory.com. Most of us remember back in 2010 when the Phillies were caught using binoculars. It...
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3.2KPhillies Nation Podcast Episode 3: 12-Run Inning! + Dan Baker
The third episode of the Phillies Nation Podcast is live! This week I recap the week that was (with a 12-run inning!) with...
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4.1KHistory Behind The Philadelphia Stars
Under the tutelage of Ed Bolden, the Philadelphia Stars were founded in 1933 and entered Negro League baseball. Bolden was a postal...
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3.9KPhillies history in Clearwater
Pitchers and catchers report to Clearwater in just nine days! But who’s counting? The Phillies have been a staple in Philadelphia, 134...
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5.0KBlast from the past: Art Mahaffey strikes out 17 in 1961
Phillies fans very recently saw firsthand what it’s like for a pitcher to strike out 16 guys batters in a game. Back...
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