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Phil-Literature: “The Game From Where I Stand”

The Game From Where I Stand: A Ballplayer’s Inside View by Doug Glanville Times Books Was there a Doug Glanville-splosion a year or so back?  I feel like I remember Doug suddenly bursting onto the…Read More

Phil-Literature: “The Fall of the 1977 Phillies”

The Fall of the 1977 Phillies: How a Baseball Team’s Collapse Sank a City’s Spirit by Mitchell Nathanson McFarland We spend a lot of time attacking Mets fans with words, rotten vegetables,…Read More

Phil-Literature: “Harry the K”

Harry the K: The Remarkable Life of Harry Kalas by Randy Miller Running Press Sure, it would have been way more timely to run this back on the anniversary of Harry’s death.  Just like it would have…Read More

Phil-Literature: “Clearing the Bases”

Clearing the Bases: Juiced Players, Monster Salaries, Sham Records, and a Hall of Famer’s Search for the Soul of Baseball by Mike Schmidt Did anybody notice when I didn’t do one of these last…Read More

Phil-Literature: “View from the Booth”

View from the Booth: Four Decades with the Phillies Chris Wheeler (as told to Hal Gullan) I’ve heard Chris Wheeler speak every summer of my life.  He’s not Harry, he’s not Whitey; he’s…Read More