In a bid to pitch in the Majors again, Jamie Moyer will undergo Tommy John surgery tomorrow to repair his damaged left arm.  It's belie...

1987 Topps #PR4 It's been a slow off-season so far for the Phillies and for this blog.  This is the time of year when days go by with...

I'm featuring a happy baseball card to celebrate a happy day. With so much for which to be thankful, how could it not be a happy day? ...

1992 Fleer Update #U-109 The Phillies' off-season news so far has centered around whether or not the team would be willing to re-sign...

2005 Chachi #50 Or at least I’m about to become one. After years of grappling with my PC and dealing with slow start-ups and shut-downs a...

The only reason I have this Ryne Sandberg baseball card in my collection is because I was (and am) a huge Bob Dernier fan.  The summer of ...

1986 Topps #PR13 Ron Roenicke was recently named the new manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, replacing the outgoing Ken Macha.  Roenicke en...

On June 18, 1989, the Phillies traded Juan Samuel to the Mets for Lenny Dykstra , Roger McDowell and a player to be named later.  A few da...

News broke that the Phillies had acquired Mike Sweeney from the Mariners as we were enjoying dinner at Ike's Famous Crab Cakes on the O...

The next All-Star card in the 2010 Chachi set features the two Phillies' players to actually see action in the Mid-Summer Classic. Man...

1984 Topps Traded #31T I introduced the Scrapbook Sunday feature to the blog on the first Sunday of the new year, and I faithfully posted...

Sparky Anderson, the first manager to win World Championships in both leagues, passed away today at the age of 76.  Sparky won World Series ...

As I ease into the world of off-season posting, the first order of business is to post the remaining 2010 Chachi cards.  I created two All-S...

2001 Upper Deck Black Diamond #80 2001 Ultra Tomorrow's Legends #14 2001 Fleer Premium #105 With the World Series of Blah over, and...

2008 Chachi #84 I have vivid memories of watching most of the World Series games from the early '80s through the early '90s.  I d...

Giants 3, Phillies 2 NLCS Game 6 - Saturday Night, October 23rd in Philadelphia This one was tough.  I've adopted renowned psychiat...

Pitchers and catchers will report to Clearwater, Florida in mid-February. I'll report back to this blog in a few days. Let's go ...

NLCS Games 6 and 7 Saturday and Sunday 7:57 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter Mini Black #228 What's What:   The Phillies need to win...

Phillies 4, Giants 2 NLCS Game 5 - Thursday Night, October 21st in San Francisco If the Phillies go on to win Game 6 and Game 7 of the NL...

It's not over yet. Game 6, Saturday. Go Phils!