Where were the Phillies when Harper got hit?
Ok, the superstar on the team takes an out of control pitch to the face in a tight game, 3-3 in St. Louis. The manager, Joe Girardi, is […]
Phils falter, can the MLB be next?
Why did I expect something different from this Phillies team this year? They have been letting us down for years now, and despite a great start this season, […]
Phils stumble badly lose 3 straight to Mets
The Phillies started out of the season very nicely. That’s the good news. Since then, the Phillies have been playing kind of terribly. Striking out 14 times tonight […]
Phillies Talk Podcast – Phils off to a great start!
It’s the latest edition of the podcast, recorded quickly this morning…. enjoy!
Luck of the new rules help Phillies win Opening Day ’21
Ok, we got to watch opening day at Citizens Bank Park, and the Phillies won! That’s the great news. They almost didn’t win though, and that’s what is […]
Will the Phillies improve?
That’s an odd heading title to start off a blog post, but after years of mediocrity, the Phillies have nowhere to go but up. We’ve been hearing that […]
Is Hoskins the next Domonic Brown?
Ok, this is getting a bit scary, when I look at Rhys Hoskins and the way he is playing baseball lately, I am finding myself thinking of a […]
The Phillies are back today! Take on the Tigers at 1:05 PM
It’s been a long time since fans were able to go watch a professional baseball game, but that wait ends today for many who will be in attendance […]
Valentines Day means only a few more days until Spring Training begins
We’ve gotten to Valentine’s Day for 2021 – yes, we still have the Covid-19 Pandemic ongoing in the US, but baseball is looking on the bright side. All […]
Ryan Howard’s suit vs Al Jazeera continues, but will it expose steroid use?
If you’ve been a Phillies fan for a few years, you’ll probably remember this story from the days when Ryan Howard was still a recent player of the […]
Players sign name to contracts, JT and Didi back for more, will the Phils improve?
It’s very nice to have some of the calibers of players that have inked contracts in the past 10 days or so being that it’s the offseason. One […]
With less than one month to Spring Training, what have the Phils done?
Ok, we’re slowly getting through the winter season, and although there is plenty of time left for that season, suddenly on the calendar, it’s showing that we’re less […]
Mets build for the upcoming season, how about the Phils?
The Mets made news today, Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco added to the Metsies for 2021. Ok, Lindor will make an impact, but will Carrasco? On paper, if […]
Phils and Dombrowski don’t waste time with fixing a faulty bullpen
Well the good news is the Phillies have a team President that knows a thing or two about fixing up a team’s needs. The Phils went out on […]
Dombrowski has a winning track record
Count me as excited that the Phillies have went out and hired Dave Dombrowski as the new President of Baseball Operations. I think he’ll do a wonderful job […]
MacPhail offers to exit stage left, Phillies appear ready to make that happen
One of the things that happen eventually in baseball is a change in upper management. This is very much in full swing with the Phillies ‘again’. We’ve been […]
Major League Baseball pulls the rug on Minor League Baseball teams and leagues
It’s one of the biggest scaling back operations that the MLB has undertaken in a long while. I was talking about this very subject today on The Baseball […]
Looking ahead to next year’s World Series
I still think the MLB should do a much better job of marketing the pinnacle of the baseball season, The World Series. All too often it’s just like […]
Latest Phillies Talk Podcast – No rush for new GM, we may need a President and more!
It’s been a little while, but here’s the latest edition from Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich Baxter and Matt Veasey, make sure you stop over to PhilliesBell.com and […]
Building blocks of stupidity by the BBWAA
We’ve seen this before, the statue stealers, the attempt to change history, the stupidity that exists in the reasoning of such things. Well, there is more. This is […]
World Series gets tied up, and some Phillies thoughts
The 2020 World Series is being played in a neutral location for the first time ever. It’s a novel approach to a Covid-19 world in 2020. Is it […]
Phillies season ends with a fizzle
What happened to the Phillies sizzle? That swagger that they showed in Spring Training I, in March when they looked like they would run the table in 2020. […]
Phillies week recap – Sept. 13 -20th 2020
The past week for the Phillies started off really badly, the Phils had 3 straight losses to the Marlins, yes, that Miami team that hasn’t done much in […]
Phils appearance in the playoffs likely, but where?
More than half the MLB will make the playoffs in 2020, a move that will draw more interest in the post season for more teams. The way the […]
Late-blooming Phillies now 2 games over .500 – Dick Allen jersey retirement
The Phillies find a way to keep winning, and it’s starting to show in their record, with the win last night, they are now 2 games over the […]