Phillies At The Quarter Pole: A 41 Game Review

The Philadelphia Phillies are a quarter of the way through their defense of their World Series championship. Thus far, through the accolades and mourning, this Phillies team has proven to be as strong as the team that brought home the title in 2008.

Dick Allen: What Could Have Been

Every so often in sports there comes along an athlete whose talent far surpasses that of any of his peers.

Mickey Mantle was that way for the Yankees in the ’50s. He was born to play center field and had a supreme blend of power and speed that has been unmatched by any player in history.

Same with his in-state rival, Willie Mays, who played the same position for the same time with the Giants.

Bo Jackson was that way for the NFL’s L.A. Raiders in the mid-1980s. As a running back, experts swear Bo could have rushed for 3,000 yards and 25 touchdowns had he been surrounded by a solid quarterback and offensive line.

Why 500 Home Runs No Longer Guarantees Admission to the Hall of Fame

On Friday, April 18, Mets outfielder Gary Sheffield turned on a 3-2 pitch from Braves pitcher Mitch Stetter and sent it 385 feet over the left field fence for his 500th home run. The hit tied the game for the Mets in the seventh inning and ultimately proved to be the margin of victory in [...]

Message to Philly Phaithful: Relax and Don't Stop Believin' In This Bunch

It’s always tough to defend a World Championship. The pressure is on from day one. The fans expect more. The sports magazines pick your team as the favorite to win it all. The games sell out and everyone holds your team to such high standards that anything less than another title is unacceptable. They know [...]

A Tribute to Hammerin' Hank: Revisiting the Home Run Record 35 Years Later

Thirty-five years ago today, on Apr. 8, 1974, Hank Aaron turned on a fastball from Dodgers’ pitcher Al Downing and sent it over the outfield fence for his 715th career home run. The image of an old, tired-looking Aaron jogging around the bases is now part of baseball lore. With that one swing of the [...]

Derek Lowe and the Atlanta Braves Cruise Past World Champion Phillies, 4-1

The World Champion Phillies didn’t fare well in their first game defending their 2008 World Title against the division-rival Atlanta Braves and the strong arm of Ace Derek Lowe.

The Ultimate List: My 20 Greatest Moments As a Philadelphia Sports Fan

This is a list of the ultimate, the best, the greatest…the 20 most incredible moments of my life as a Philadelphia sports fan.   These are the moments that make me smile every single time I think of them. These are the moments I’ll never forget as long as I live.   I can tell [...]

MLB Divisional Breakdown: NL Central

It’s the end of March, and spring training games are getting more competitive.

Pitchers are pitching more innings, and players are starting to get back into the swing of playing major league baseball everyday.

The transition from spring training to the regular season is beginning to take place.

With that in mind, there have been numerous predictions, division breakdowns, rankings, and lists about who will win, lose, win awards, and so on.

Anyone can pick division winners and losers, but it’s time to dig into each division beyond just the order in which teams will finish.

One For The Aged: Nolan Ryan's Seventh No-Hitter

May 1, 1991 didn’t seem like it would be an extraordinary day in the extraordinary pitching career of Nolan Ryan.

Actually, the day started off terribly. It was one of the days when the 44-year-old Rangers pitcher was feeling his age. His body ached everywhere. His back, his shoulder, his arm, even his head was hurting. He was popping pain killers all morning long.

Phillies Release Geoff Jenkins: Should the World Champs Pick Up Gary Sheffield?

On Tuesday, March 31, the Phillies parted ways with veteran outfielder Geoff Jenkins, an underproducing hitter who wasn’t worth the eight million dollars he commanded in 2008. Jenkins was entering the second season of a two-year, $16 million contract, which is a lot of money for a backup outfielder. Jenkins was expected to platoon with [...]

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