misterballz.blogspot.com - 15 days ago
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Clay Dalrymple was a catcher with the Phillies from 1960-1968. Never a huge offensive threat, Dalrymple's defensive skills kept him behind the plate as the Phillies' everyday catcher. It was well known that his signal calling abilities and strong throwing arm were Dalrymple's strengths and ...
Sunday School: History Lesson 39
misterballz.blogspot.com 39 hours ago — Willie "Puddin' Head" Jones was a third baseman with the Phillies from 1947-1959. Jones was a big country boy from South Carolina who combined slick defense with a strong bat. The nickname Puddin' Head came from his childhood friends after a character in a film by the same name. Jones spent ...
Sunday School: History Lesson 38
misterballz.blogspot.com 8 days ago — Bernie Friberg was an infielder for the Phillies from 1925-1932. Friberg drove in more than 80 runs twice for the Cubs before coming to Philadelphia in 1925. Friberg's positional versatility kept him active. In 1925, he played all 4 infield positions, the outfield, caught a game and even ...
Sunday School: History Lesson 35
misterballz.blogspot.com 29 days ago — Jimmie Wilson spent 10 total years with the Phillies, from 1923-1928, then from 1934-1938. Initially, Wilson was just a catcher with the Phils, but later became manager of his hometown team. Wilson grew up in the Kensington section of the city. He grew up playing soccer but was convinced to try ...
Born Again
mlbnotebook.com 17 days ago — All right, let's get the required disclaimers out of the way first. Yes, it hurts to lose any World Series in any year under any circumstances. There is no such thing as too many wins. Congratulations to the New York Yankees. You deserved to win. So let it be written, ...
Tale of the Tape - New York - World Series Edition
pabaseball.blogspot.com 26 days ago — Punk Rock Music New York - The Ramones, the most influential rock band since The Beatles, hailed from Queens. But if that isn't enough, consider the hardcore scene and bands like H2O, Sick Of It All, Cro-Mags, CIV, Gorilla Biscuits, Agnostic Front, Murphy's Law and many more. Philly - Philly ...
Philadelphia Phillies - 2009 Debrief
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 17 days ago — Right after the regular season ended, a series of posts began to debrief all the major league teams to look at the 2009 season and to look ahead to 2010. The series has already concluded the National League West and one post covered the Atlanta Braves for the National League East before the ...
Sunday School: History Lesson 36
misterballz.blogspot.com 22 days ago — Jack Sanford was a pitcher with the Phillies from 1956-1958. After debuting in 1956, appearing in 3 games, Sanford spent the full 1957 season as a member of the Phillies' starting rotation. That season, he won 19 games and was named National League Rookie of the Year. Sanford matured late, as ...
Sunday School: History Lesson 31
misterballz.blogspot.com 9/27/2009 — Chris Short was a Phillies pitcher from 1959-1972. Short was a big strong left hander who spent two seasons in the Phillies' minor league system before making his debut with the big club. In his early years, Short would work mainly out of the bullpen. Phils manager Gene Mauch did not care for ...
Sunday School: History Lesson 32
misterballz.blogspot.com 10/5/2009 — Del Ennis was an outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1946-1956. Ennis, a Philadelphia native, played for the "Class B" Interstate League team in Trenton, NJ for one season prior to enlisting in the Navy to serve during World War II. While serving, he played on a Navy Service team ...
Sunday School: History Lesson 29
misterballz.blogspot.com 9/6/2009 — Ruben Amaro Sr. was a Phillies infielder from 1960-1965. Amaro Sr. was a versatile fielder who could play all four infield positions. His father, Santos, had been a solid player in Mexico, but had prohibited Ruben from following in his footsteps. Ruben Sr. ignored his father's wishes, and ...
Phillies decline option on 3B Feliz —
FOXSports.com News for MLB 14 days ago
The Philadelphia Phillies have declined their $5.5 million 2010 option on third baseman Pedro Feliz.
Feliz hit .266 with 12 home runs and 82 RBIs in 158 games for the National League champion Phillies this season. He'll receive a $500,000 ...
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