Matt Albertson

Dallas Green, the first Phillies manager to lead the club to a World Series championship, has died at the age of 82.

This final installment will overview the Phillies careers of Larry Christenson, Gene Garber, and Ron Reed, with a 2017 candidate list assessment at the end.

Polanco was the consummate professional who bridged the Scott Rolen and 2008 Phillies era’s.

“Two-round trippers and a no hitter, that’s Rick Wise (not Bobby Wine)” – Past Time by the Baseball Project

“There are two things I want to instill in this ball club…One is discipline, and the other is being positive as far as what we do on the field”

“[Trillo] was a slick-fielding second baseman who shined with a legendary Philadelphia Phillies team and played a huge part in the first title in almost 100 years of misery in one of the fieriest sports markets in the world.”

The Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame case for Scott Rolen is examined.

Members of the Dick Allen Belongs in the Hall of Fame campaign visited students at Archbishop Ryan High School last Wednesday to talk about Allen’s legacy.

The Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame case of Steve Bedrosian is examined.

Pete Rose will likely appear on the Philladelphia Phillies’ Wall of Fame ballot in 2017, further thawing relations between he and major league baseball.

Could Tommy Joseph be the Phillies’ surprise bat of 2017 and first baseman of the future? Or will prospect Rhys Hoskins earn that title?

Claire Smith, who covered Philadelphia sports for the Evening Bulletin and Philadelphia Inquirer, awarded J.G. Taylor Spink Award

The Phillies experienced a lot of losing interrupted by the occasional accident of mountain top glory.

Curt Schilling is the latest in Sports Talk Philly’s series on the greatest members of the Philadelphia Phillies to not be elected to the Hall of Fame.

Who just missed out on Sports Talk Philly’s countdown of the top 25 Philadelphia Phillies of all-time? Quite a few players with impressive resumes.

“He made me want to throw my bat away when I went to the plate,” said Hall of Fame second baseman Johnny Evers. “He fed me pitches I couldn’t hit. If I let them go, they were strikes. He made you hit bad balls. He could throw into a tin can all day long.”

One of the game’s greatest sluggers. Led National League hitters in 1899 with an average of .408 for Philadelphia…made 6 hits in 6 times at bat twice during career and once hit 4 home runs in a game.

Dick Allen led the majors in OPS plus during a ten year span from 1964-1973 and will be up for Hall of Fame consideration once again.

Power hitting centerfielder Cy Williams was the first player in major league history to hit over 200 home runs.

Former Phillies pitcher and Hall of Fame member Jim Bunning suffers stroke; watching baseball during recovery.

“Short singles are like left-hand jabs in the boxing ring, but a home run is a knock-out punch.”

Our first installment of the Top 25 Phillies of All-Time series begins with former center fielder Garry Maddox, a member of the 1980 World Champions.

Sports Talk Philly announces its plans to run a top 25 Phillies of all-time countdown.

Embed from Getty Images   By: Matt Alberston, Historical Columnist Former Philadelphia Phillies greats Dick Allen and Pete Rose were…

Embed from Getty Images   By: Matt Alberston, Historical Columnist Today, fans take for granted their ability to easily obtain…

Embed from Getty Images   By: Matt Alberston, Historical Columnist The Phillies finished the 1961 season dead last in the…

Embed from Getty Images   By: Matt Alberston, Contributor  Final: Nationals, Phillies 6  ❖  Attendance: 37,941 Washington, D.C.  — The…

Embed from Getty Images   By: Matt Alberston, Historical Columnist On June 9, 2016, the Philadelphia Phillies selected Mickey Moniak,…

Embed from Getty Images   By: Matt Alberston, Historical Columnist In recent years, it has been uncommon for a professional…