Monthly Archives: October 2014

Complete this name:  Samuel L. ______ .  Was Thompson the first name that came to mind?  Probably not.  It was Jackson, wasn’t it.  That is, unless you’re an old school Philadelphia Phillies buff.  Samuel L. (Luther) Thompson is one of … Continue reading →

We took advantage of the proximity in Arizona from Scottsdale to Chandler to visit with Aunt Senta Seligmann today, who has a room in the Sunrise Senior Living Community.  Sunrise promotes that it has a special neighborhood for the memory … Continue reading →

Beautiful blue draped the skies for 360 degrees as we made the long drive to Surprise today.  The Scorpions fell to 9-10, dropping a 4-3 loss to the Saguaros.  The two Phils prospects struggled a bit, as Roman Quinn went … Continue reading →

A beautiful day yesterday in Scottsdale to take in our first game this year at the Arizona Fall League with an announced crowd of 306 though not more than 150 in the seats. Arriving in time for the start, our … Continue reading →

I sensed, heading into Cardinals’ Stadium in Arizona yesterday to meet my buddy Dan Wohlgelernter from LA, that Larry Fitzgerald was going to do something special against the Eagles.  Sure enough, the script played out with the still fleet wide … Continue reading →

Here is an update on Phils’ prospects in the AFL.  They’re on the Scottsdale Scoprions, who started the season hot, but have now slipped to last place in the AFL East at 5-6.  But it’s early yet! One prospect we … Continue reading →

Simply put, it’s neural nostalgia.

Opening Day for what, you ask?  Why the Arizona Fall League, of course!  Nice article today on MLB.COM. Unfortunately Phils don’t have anyone in the MLB’s top 100 prospects going.  Might have been Aaron Nola, but he’s thrown too many … Continue reading →