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Reading Phillies Have Been Abandoned by Their Single Parent

For those of you playing (and weeping) at home, the “Phillies’ organization coach-abandonment” count is up to a potential three: Ryne Sandberg to the Cubs (manager) Pete Mackanin to…Read More

Mark Parent Leaves Tear-Stained Farewell Note in Reading

There are few jobs that ask more from a man than Bench Coach for the Chicago White Sox.  One must have the patience of a saint, the experience of a veteran, and the wrangling ability of a ringmaster for…Read More

Shane Victorino Finished Beating up Farmhands, Wants Job Back

According to accounts, Shane Victorino’s Double-A field trip involved unsafe experiments, reckless self-endangerment, and humiliation in front of thousands of people. “That’s how I play…Read More

Reading Phillies are All Best Friends

They try to tell us that minor league baseball is all hard and Bull Durham-y, but the truth is, I’ll bet, that its more like dicking around on a baseball team of your 25 closest friends.  Only there’s…Read More

Mark Parent Takes Stranglehold of Reading Phillies

Victory is the sweetest dance of all. [NorCal Blogs] Say hello to Mark Parent, your 2011 manager of the Reading Phillies.  His ability to manage winning ball clubs is matched only by his ability…Read More