Monthly Archives: March 2019

These photos courtesy of Steve Potter and Phillies – A Fan’s View (the corny commentary of course being mine). McCutchen touchin’ ’em all with a leadoff home run. Franco doing damage from the number 8 spot. The Phanatic calculating exit … Continue reading →

On a rainy day like today it’s always a bonus when the sky clears sufficiently to permit a magnificent sun setting to backlight the blanket of clouds.

Hard to believe it’s a month since that we were gearing up for our annual pilgrimage to Clearwater Beach, and in nine days we’ll be heading back already!  I made mention of a book that is available online and in … Continue reading →

During an early morning walk along back bay on Mandalay Ave …

There’s an incredible 742 page compendium available in its entirety as an ePub book online titled Philadelphia: A Guide to the Nation’s Birthplace.  The Guide was published in 1937, compiled by a Federal Writers’ Project for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, … Continue reading →

Catching up on some scenery in and around Clearwater Beach, as the month races by …

For many years, the Philadelphia Phillies had a tradition of playing an exhibition game against a college baseball team on the day before beginning their official grapefruit league season.  The tradition actually dates back to 1899, when Villanova University first … Continue reading →

The announcement that the Dunedin Blue Jays will play their “A” league season home games at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium while their own stadium is being remodeled prompted Steve Cooper and me to pay a visit to the Phils’ former spring … Continue reading →