Quote of the day
April 14, 2015
If a horse can’t eat it, I don’t want to play on it.
~Dick Allen, on artificial turf, 1970
Tag: Philadelphia Phillies
“Phillies Fever”
February 19, 2015
Okay, so maybe the Phillies haven’t done so great the last few years. And… well, okay, this song is pretty terrible. But that does not mean that it won’t bring a little amusement to a person’s day! Performed by Larry Bowa, Mike Schmidt, David Cash, Greg Luzinski and Garry Maddox, this 1976 song may spark a resurgence for the Phillies.
Quote of the day
January 21, 2015
If you could equate the amount of time and effort put in mentally and physically into succeeding on the baseball field and measured it by the dirt on your uniform, mine would have been black.
~Mike Schmidt
Quote of the day
September 24, 2014
Anytime you think you have the game conquered, the game will turn around and punch you right in the nose.
~Mike Schmidt
This day in baseball: First round KO
July 10, 2014
After getting ejected from a game for disputing a called third strike on July 10, 1911, the Phillies’ Sherry Magee knocked out home plate umpire Bill Finneran with just one punch. Although he was suspended from baseball for the rest of the season, Magee managed to appeal successfully and gained reinstatement after 36 games.
This day in baseball: Family cycles
June 4, 2014
On June 4, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pirates outfielder Gus Bell hit for the cycle en route to a 12-4 victory over the Phillies. Bell’s son, Buddy, and grandson, David, would also go on to play in the Major Leagues. David Bell would join his grandfather by hitting for the cycle on June 28, 2004 in a 14-6 Phillies win over the Expos.
This day in baseball: Opening Day run extravaganza
April 19, 2014
On Opening Day in 1900, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Beaneaters (also known as the Braves) decided to play out their first game of the new century with a bang. The teams set a record for most runs scored in an Opening Day game as they went ten innings in the match-up. The Beaneaters scored a whopping nine runs in the ninth inning to send the game into the tenth, only to lose to Philadelphia 19-17.
This day in baseball: First Sunday game
April 8, 2014
The first legal, professional Sunday baseball game in Philadelphia featured a matchup between the Phillies and the A’s on April 8, 1934. 15,000 fans looked on as the Phillies won 8-1 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Up until this point, blue laws in Pennsylvania deemed Sunday games illegal, as Sunday was intended as a day of worship and rest.
“Talkin’ Baseball” (Philadelphia Phillies version), by Terry Cashman
February 10, 2014
And now for the Phillies version of “Talkin’ Baseball.” This was the only video I could find that featured this version of the song. As a bonus for Phillies fans, it is coupled with “Goin’ Back to Philadelphia, PA,” by Bobby Burnett. Enjoy!
Once again, all “Talkin’ Baseball” videos may be found here.
Gord Bramford: “Baseball Glove”
December 14, 2013
The Christmas holiday is less than two weeks away, and in the spirit of the season, here’s an amusing tune about a kid wishing for a Roy Halladay-autographed baseball glove from Santa. Ironically, approximately two weeks after this song was released, Roy Halladay found himself traded from the Blue Jays to the Phillies.
