Stadium, Mike Schmidt held Thome's hand at home plate, one Philadelphia baseball icon passing the mantle to someone who could be the next. Even Harry Kalas invoked Thome's name for the broadcaster's final words at the old stadium: "And now, Veterans...

Brett, of course, isn't the only person to echo those sentiments. But what's that quote about glass houses? Players in the '80s had their drug of choice; the next generation had theirs. That's why I respect Mike Schmidt, another Hall of Fame third...

Class AA (.256-3-12, .724 OPS in 37 games). But he responded with a dominant performance in the Arizona Fall League (.333-2-6, 1.034 OPS in 25 games). Facing other high-level prospects is still much different than seeing major league pitching every day.

Ozzie was asked about how he will get Hanley Ramirez to improve. “The only thing I want is for Hanley to go out there (with a) big smile on his face, ready to win some games and be a part of the 25 guys,” Guillen said. He as also asked about Hanley’s...

In Philadelphia, the hot corner is a weighty position. It was once inhabited by the greatest Phillie of all time, Mike Schmidt, and was once the home of another talented homegrown product by the name of Scott Rolen. But aside from those two, there has...

The two teams tangled in the 1977 and 1978 National League Championship Series, with the Dodgers winning twice and advancing to the World Series, only to meet their doom at the hands of the Yankees. That Phillies team, anchored by future Hall of Famers...