The Big 50: Philadelphia Phillies: The Men and Moments that Make the Philadelphia Phillies

ISBN-13: 9781629377537

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Triumph Books

Publication Date: 04-21-2020

Pages: 320

Product Dimensions: 0.60(w) x 0.70(h) x 2.00(d)

Series: The Big 50

Scott Lauber covers the Phillies for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philly.com. He has also written for the News Journal, ESPN, the Boston Herald, and others. Larry Anderson is the radio color commentator for the Philadelphia Phillies. He pitched for the Phillies from 1983-1986 and from 1993-1994.

Table of Contents

Foreword Larry Andersen 9

1 1980 14

2 2008 21

3 Michael Jack Schmidt 27

4 Lefty 34

5 The Whiz Kids 40

6 Macho Row 45

7 Robin Roberts 51

8 Whitey 58

9 Harry the K 63

10 Dallas & Charlie 69

11 J-Roll 76

12 A Pennant Comes To Philly 82

13 Old Pete 88

14 Chase Utley 93

15 Hollywood 99

16 The Wheeze Kids 104

17 Cliff Lee and the '09 Pennant 110

18 The Collapse of 1964 117

19 The Comeback of 2007 123

20 Tug & Lidge 128

21 Charlie Hustle 133

22 The Signing of Jim Thome 140

23 The Bryce Is Right 146

24 Jim Bunning 152

25 Schill 158

26 Doc 164

27 An "Extra"-Special Series 170

28 The Waiting Game 176

29 Big Piece 182

30 Crash 188

31 Bowa & Vuke 194

32 Black Friday 200

33 Joe Freakin' Carter 205

34 End of the Road 212

35 Chuck Klein 217

36 Bull 223

37 Booney, Dutch, & Chooch 228

38 Bill Giles 235

39 David Montgomery 241

40 Gillick & The Pope 247

41 Bobby Abreu 253

42 The Star of All-Stars 259

43 The Analytics Revolution 264

44 Nola & the Next Generation 270

45 Best Outfield Ever? 278

46 The Ones that Got Away 281

47 From the Vet to the Bank 287

48 The Carpenter Family 293

49 Al Reach 299

50 The Phanatic 304

Acknowledgments 311

Sources 315

About the Author 317