Writer: Matt Albertson
“Dallas Green was the last of the hard-ass managers, surviving from the pre-free agency era” – Bill James
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.
