The Phillies are taking on the Oakland A’s this weekend. Of course, the A’s franchise had some of its proudest moments in Philadelphia, where they played for over 50 years. Here are a few stories we’ve written about the A’s on the site. Chase Utley is the 2nd best 2nd baseman in Philadelphia history. #1 […]
You’re on this site because you not only love sports, but because you love Philly and you love it’s history. In that case, you’re gonna love philaphilia. The U.S. Customs house is one badass building. As Philaphilia puts it, “This is one of those cool-ass buildings that could never be built in today’s shitty day […]
25 years ago today, the Phillies said goodbye to the greatest pitcher in the franchise’s history. It was not an easy decision to make. The Phillies had hoped that Carlton would see that his skills had deteriorated, that his fastball no longer had pop or movement, and that he would agree to retire. But Lefty […]
Mets center-fielder Jimmy Piersall set the gold standard for showing up the opposing pitcher, and he did so against the Phillies. On June 23, 1963, the Phillies faced the Mets at Forbes Field. Jimmy Piersall led off the bottom of the 5th inning with a home run against Dallas Green to put the Mets up […]
Most people in Philadelphia remember the 1996 draft as the one in which the Sixers drafted Allen Iverson with the #1 overall pick. And no wonder. Iverson was the player who, for better or worse, defined this team for the next decade. But the Sixers 2nd round picks were fairly remarkable as well, but for […]
The 1986 NBA draft is one of the most memorable in sports history. The #2 pick died of a cocaine overdose, and three other players threw away their talents with drugs. The first round was almost a complete bust, with only one player ever making an All-Star team, while the 2nd round was a huge […]
The 1964 Phillies are remembered as the team whose season was 12 games too long. Up 6.5 games with 12 to go, the team began a 3 game set with the second-place Cincinnati Reds. In the 7th inning of the first game, with the score knotted at 0-0, Chico Ruiz stole home against Art Mahaffey […]
One website I am really digging these days is called funwhileitlasted.net, a site dedicated to short-lived pro sports teams. It was from that site that I learned about the Philadelphia Kings, a pro basketball team that played in West Philly in front of crowds that were only slightly larger than your average Wednesday night quizzo crowd, […]
Today there is a column on PESC blog about the Phillies intro music, and what it tells us about each player. If you want to know what song every player on the Phils comes up to or warms up to, here’s the list. Well after digging around a little, I found out what songs the […]
Last week I showed you incredible pictures of the unbelievable Shibe Park miniature created by artist Steve Wolf. Today we hear from the artist himself, as he talks about what got him interested in creating miniatures, what he used to build Shibe, and why his miniature Yankee Stadium (above) was so tough to create. JGT: […]
On June 17, 1992, the Sixers made one of the worst trades in the history of the franchise. While some would say Charles Barkley had worn out his welcome in Philly by then, trading away a legitimate NBA superstar for three role players is never a good move. The trade came after the 1991 – […]
It’s no secret that we here at PSH are stadium geeks as well as history geeks, who love the architecture of the greatest stadiums in Philly history (early Shibe, Franklin Field, the Palestra), and are pretty honest about the lamest places the home teams have played. (The Vet was an absolute disgrace, essentially a parking […]
