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Published: Apr 02, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Swinging wildly, leaving eight or more or men on base, sloppy defense, throwing to the wrong base, and looking lackadaisical.
Just like a Little League team? Try your Philadelphia Phillies through th...
Published: Apr 01, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Two outs. Ninth inning. The fans’ eyes are spinning.
Up steps the great Babe Ruth. Now is the moment of truth.
It’s the field of dreams. Baseball marks the time.
Koufax. Mantle, Mays, Cobb are memora...
Published: Mar 27, 2026 at 11:46 PM
The Phillies broke camp in Clearwater, Florida, on Monday afternoon and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs headed north, too.
The Pigs headed for Coca-Cola Park, where they had a workout Tuesday and then met...
Published: Mar 27, 2026 at 11:43 PM
There’s a gang of health problems that tend to develop in middle age. A study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for instance, found that 78.4 percent of American adults say ...
Published: Mar 27, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Baltimore’s Earl Weaver played for the long ball. Philly’s Gene Mauch used “little” or “small” ball to his advantage. New York’s Billy Martin and Seattle/Cincinnati’s Lou Pinella moved players around ...
Published: Mar 23, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Ok Phillies’ fans, brace yourself.
For what it’s worth, I am predicting the Mets to win the National League East (Fellow staffers Rich Strack and Sam Matta are with me ... see below).
Yes, the Mets a...
Published: Mar 20, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Mick Jagger’s been around seemingly forever, as well as the song he’ll be linked to for just as long: “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.”
But hey, hey, hey, that’s just what I say. If what you say is tha...
Published: Mar 19, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Remember going into a fun house as a kid, and seeing yourself in those special mirrors. Either we were very tall or very small? I recall going into Dorney Park’s “Wacky Shack”, and also one at Easton’...
Published: Mar 14, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Sleep.
As you age as a runner, sleep becomes more important. If you’re in your thirties, you may be able to complete your daily workout or a race literally running on four hours sleep.
At any age, adr...
Published: Mar 14, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Call it laudable, call it laughable, but what you read here is written for one reason and one reason only: the betterment of man. One man (or woman) in particular.
You.
Keep that in mind, for I’m abou...