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4.0K1Tommy 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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3.4K1Phillies 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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4.6K3Greatest 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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3.1K4Greatest 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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3.0K3The 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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2.4KPhiladelphia 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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2.8KThe 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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3.0KPhillies 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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3.8KHistory 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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3.7KPhillies 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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4.8KBlast 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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6.1K7On Jack Meyer and reflection at the new year
Sometimes our readers send in great pieces we like sharing with all of you. This is from Jason Love, a big Phillies...
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5.0K1992 Week: Savvy additions made a sneaky team good
One of many parallels linking the 1992 Phillies to their 2017 counterpart is the fact that they were not expected to be...
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5.0K1992 Week: The Phillies’ very decent uniforms and logo
Red pinstripes. Blue stars. A simple white home uniform, a gray road uniform and a third uniform coated in cream. (And a...
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4.2K1992 Week: Revisiting the Phillie tale of Ruben Amaro Jr.
Whether you like it or not, Ruben Amaro Jr’s blood is Philadelphia, through and through. His father, Ruben Sr., a native of...
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