Radio voice of the Phillies Scott Franzke chats with Phillies manager Pete Mackanin prior to the Futures Game in Reading (Philliedelphia/Frank Klose)
In this week's edition of Phillies must-reads, we get into the very personal side of players, executives, and broadcasters and show the even in baseball, real life comes into play and how we deal with them will shape the rest of their lives and the game itself.
Even in the digital age, we still love baseball on the radio
No one will ever replace Harry Kalas and Whitey Asburn as Philadelphia's favorite broadcast tandem. But if in this age of MLB.TV and all of the digital avenues baseball purists take to get their games, a new generation of fans have their own poet laureates to call their own in Scott Franzke and Larry Anderson. Matt Gelb of Philly.com caught with the popular duo.
Montgomery: Snider will be "forever remembered" for how he shaped Philly's sports teams
Phillies chairman David Montgomery reminisced with Philly Voice's Ryan Lawrence on the loss of Ed Snider and how the Flyers owner shaped the culture of sports.
Poetic Justice: The amazing story involving Cubs outfielder Matt Szczur
George Gouvas (@summerofgeorge3) is a contributor to Philliedelphia.com.