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Celebrate Opening Day Week with Shibe Sports

Our friends at Shibe Vintage Sports have a great slate of Athletics events scheduled for Opening Day week… Thursday – Happy Hour at Shibe on...

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My First Phillies Game – Joanne goes to the Vet

So my first game was to be a group outing from our synagogue. It was a Sunday game in June, 1971. I...

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My First Phillies Game – John watches Robin Roberts

My very first game was in 1958. I was 5 years old and my dad took me to see Robin Roberts pitch....

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My First Phillies Game – Dave Becomes a Fan of Schoolboy Rowe

When I was a little kid, sports were not a “thing” in my house. However, the next door neighbor was a Phillies...

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The Strange Death of Big Ed Delahanty

Big Ed Delahanty was one of the true superstars of baseball in the 1890s, and became one of the first great power...

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Photos and video from the 2008 Phillies World Series Parade

On this day 10 years ago, people across the Delaware Valley woke up to a crisp Halloween morning, not too unlike today. ...

Athletics Weekend at Shibe Vintage Sports

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Philadelphia 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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History 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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Blast 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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Phirst Phillies: Reach’s Quakers open National League season

“Phirst Phillies” is a series of stories about the earliest days of professional baseball in Philadelphia, by Lawrence Knorr. *** Way back...

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Phillies History Flashback: Rooftop bleachers not just for Chicago

This Phillies history post is sponsored by Shibe Vintage Sports. Check them out for the latest throwback sports apparel! *** The remastered photo...

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Learning from the mistakes of 1997

Andrew McCutchen. J.D. Martinez. Mike Trout. Potentially high-priced outfielders the Phillies could nab in a trade. Yoenis Cespedes. Jose Bautista. Matt Holliday....

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Phillies History Flashback: An owner suspended for life

This Phillies history post from Philly Sports History is sponsored by Shibe Vintage Sports. Check them out for the latest throwback sports apparel!...