Philadelphia Phillies Jerseys
Numerous attempts have been made to change the team’s name from the Phillies—the longest, continuous name in American professional sports history. In the 1910s, reporters tried to revive the original “Quakers” or “Live Wires.” In 1944, owner Robert Carpenter Jr. held a contest to rename the team won by Elizabeth Crooks, whose entry was “The Blue Jays.” Although the Blue Jays served as the unofficial team name from 1944-45, it was abandoned by 1946.
Philadelphia Phillies Books
Philadelphia Phillies News
Hot Stove Daily: Washington Nationals (Yahoo! Sports)
Publish Date: January 6, 2009
The Nats lost in the Teixeira bidding, but it might be a blessing by forcing them to build from within instead. …
Report: Rays sign ex-Phillie Pat Burrell to 2-year deal (Yahoo! Sports)
Publish Date: January 6, 2009
The Tampa Bay Rays have finalized a two-year deal with former Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Pat Burrell… …
Phillies Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Publish Date: January 3, 2009
Charlie Manuel will never forget 2008, the year he led the Phillies to a World Series championship. And though the calendar flipped to 2009, the good times don’t have to end.
Manuel, for one, believes the Phillies can repeat as champs.
“With the type of club we’ve got, the way we look at things, I think we have a good attitude and stand a good chance to do it again,” Manuel said last month at the annual winter meetings in Las Vegas. “I think we can repeat. I don’t see why not.”
But the Phillies …