The Major League Baseball playoffs have begun and the Philadelphia Phillies will play their first game on Saturday at 4:08 p.m. EST. The Phillies came up short of a World Series championship in the previous two years. The team is hungry and determined to bring the trophy back to the City of Brotherly Love. Everyone on the roster, including the coaching staff, needs to be at … [Read more...] about The Three Most Important Players for the Phillies in MLB Playoffs
How Should the Phillies Use Ranger Suarez in the Postseason?
It’s 4-0 in the bottom of the first inning against the Washington Nationals in the 160th game of the regular season. In the previous four games, the lowly Nationals have scored a combined four runs–tonight, they’ve matched that total over 42 meandering pitches from Ranger Suarez. PHOTO: Lucas Boland/Imagn Images One of those pitches, in a pivotal 3-2 count, was taken 432 feet … [Read more...] about How Should the Phillies Use Ranger Suarez in the Postseason?
Another Rose in Philly
It’s Been 45 Years Since Pete Rose Came to Philadelphia. His Grandson is Also Set tov Arrive in the City of Brotherly Love. Fourty-five years ago, All-Star first baseman Pete Rose landed in Philadelphia from Cincinnati with a $3.24 million contract. The result of Rose joining the Phillies was a World Series Championship in 1980 — the first ever for the oldest, continuously … [Read more...] about Another Rose in Philly
An Ode to Ancient Greece – “The Athens of America”
Philadelphia’s Inspiration Dates Back To Ancient Greece. In 2024, it’s hard to imagine when the ancient Greeks first hosted what would become the tradition of the Olympic Games 2,797 years ago. The first ancient Olympic Games—known as the Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece—date as far back as 776 B.C., the first games that we have documented. You have, however, almost … [Read more...] about An Ode to Ancient Greece – “The Athens of America”
A Confident, Power Slugger
For Bryce Harper — 2024 Is A Postseason Chance to Etch His Name in the Record Books Among the Best of All-Time. In the third game of the 1932 World Series as the Yankees played the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field — the legendary Babe Ruth stepped to the plate with the game tied at 4–4 in the fourth inning. This was not the same Babe Ruth who took major league baseball by storm … [Read more...] about A Confident, Power Slugger