Blogging about the 5x NL East Champion Phillies
According to a tweet by Todd Zolecki, Charlie Manuel and the Phillies officially agreed to a two-year contract extension. The deal is worth $7.5 million over two years, putting him in the top five paid managers list. Yesterday, Zolecki tweeted a quote from Manuel saying “there is a good chance” that an extension would be … Continue reading Manuel extended
Okay I’m sorry for the “The Wall” reference. Ryne Sandberg is back at the beginning, literally. The Phillies signed the Hall of Fame second baseman as the manager of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. Sandberg, a prospect when he left the Phils, is now back in the Phillies organization, grooming himself to probably be the next … Continue reading Isn’t This Where I Came In?
It’s like the Phillies are trying to make up for what they did over 25 years ago. They have expressed interest in Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg to become the manager of their Triple A club, Lehigh Valley. Sandberg was famously traded away with Larry Bowa for Ivan DeJesus in 1982. DeJesus fizzled … Continue reading Phils Interested In HOFer Sandberg
This post will be dedicated to all moves regarding the Phillies’ interests, rumors, signings, and other off season moves that have occurred so far during the winter. Jan. 6: Phillies signed OF Delwyn Young to a minor league contract. Dec. 27: The Phillies signed J.C. Romero to a one-year, $1.1 million contract. Dec. 17: The … Continue reading The Phillies Off Season Tracker
I’m still up for absolutely no reason whatsoever so I decided to recap moment 15-2 of the Famous/Infamous Moment series. Tomorrow morning I will post #1 which is pretty obvious as to what it is. Here is the list: #15 – Steve Cartlon (1994), Mike Schmidt and Richie Ashburn (1995), and Jim Bunning (1996) get … Continue reading FIM Recap
The Red Sox may have their Babe Ruth, who was traded to the dreaded New York Yankees for cash in the worst trade ever in baseball. But the Phillies will always remember what happened in 1982 as the worst trade in their history. I found this article in the Baltimore Sun archives as reference and … Continue reading FIM #8: The Worst Trade In the History of the Phillies
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