Monthly Archives: October 2021

Logan O’Hoppe continues to impress in the Arizona Fall League and, as Whoopi Goldberg said to her young mentee in this scene from Sister Act, “See now, you got it.” More about Logan in a little while, but let’s just … Continue reading →

After a day off yesterday, Logan O’Hoppe and Bryson Stott were back in the starting lineup today along with Simon Muzziatti. I was sitting in the first row when Logan bounded out of the dugout in the bottom of the … Continue reading →

Many towns boast of having the best aquarium in the world, just as many would make that claim about the best zoo. One would not have necessarily expected the claim about best aquarium to come out of Arizona, yet the … Continue reading →

Our two budding stars from the Phillies, Logan O’Hoppe and Bryson Stott, both got the day off today as the Javelinas welcomed the Glendale Desert Dogs to Peoria for the third of four consecutive day games being played at the … Continue reading →

Once again manager Anthony Contreras filled out a lineup card that had Bryson Stott batting third followed by Logan O’Hoppe in the cleanup spot. Exiting the ballpark yesterday I had a premonition that we should have saved some runs from … Continue reading →

It was a gorgeous afternoon at Peroria Sports Complex, with temperatures in the 70s and a comfortable breeze for the announced crowd of three hundred and ninety two. All three Phillies position players were in the starting lineup in addition … Continue reading →

Chances are you’ve gotten an earful of lore about Van Gogh, even if you’re not an art lover. But you’ve never experienced an exhibition of this nature, in which you are merged at once with the mind, skill set, and … Continue reading →

Browsing in Barnes and Noble last week I was struck by the beauty of this cover, and the fact that an entire book could be devoted to the color blue. It was originally published in Germany as Blau in 2019, … Continue reading →

The 2-5 Peoria Javelinas juggled their lineup last night, the first time since we’ve been here that Bryson Stott hasn’t been pencilled in. Which gave the Phillies #1 prospect plenty of time to perfect his juggling skills in the dugout. … Continue reading →

The 4-2 Dessert Dogs came out last night to host the 1-5 Javelinas, and that meant a road trip for us to Camelback Ranch in Glendale. All three Phillies position players started and contributed to the 5-4 victory, completed in … Continue reading →