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| The 1980 edition of the Phillies may not have been the best team, talent-wise, in Phillies history. Both the 1976 and 1977 Phils won more games. The Phillies also won pennants in 1915, 1950, 1983, and 1993. In fact, it took a near miracle (and a six-game winning streak at the end of the year) for the Phillies to even win the division crown over the powerhouse Expos in 1980. Then the Phillies looked at baseball's version of the Grim Reaper against Houston, coming back in the 8th inning of games 4 and 5, winning both in extra innings to go to the World Series. And against the Royals, the Phillies just would not be denied, winning the FIRST World Championship in Phillies history in six games. Yes, other Phillies teams may have had more talent. Other Phillies teams may have won more games. But the 1980 Phillies won, with grit and determination, what no other Phillies team could achieve until 2008: The right to call themselves WORLD CHAMPIONS. |
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"We are the best baseball team in the United States of America. We are the best. No one else can say that." - Larry Bowa
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| April 28, 2009 (Prior News Logs): April Update: It's still hard to believe that Harry is no longer with us. The memories of his calls will remain in our hearts forever. This month was a little tough to look up old articles about 1980, with the memory still fresh in mind. However, I was able to transcribe five articles (from the Gettysburg Times and Syracuse Post-Standard), pretty much polishing off the Game Two articles that I have. You can find the articles by title (the old article page), by month, the new articles page, and by game (the day-by-day boxscore pages). Kalas Tributes: Here are some links to Harry Kalas tributes across the internet.
Current Record: The Phils, overcoming a rough stretch of games early in the season, swept a series from the Marlins, who had started off red-hot, and taking the first two from the Washington Nationals to pull closer to the Marlins.
Hamels Hobbled: Tonight's win againts the National came at a price. Cole Hamels, trying to field a bunt from the Nationals' John Lannan, rolled over his left ankle and had to leave the game. The severity of the injury is unknown. Grand Slams Galore: Part of the current five-game winning streak has been timely hitting. The three biggest hits may have been three grand slams: Shane Victorino (in the 9th, a two-out shot off of Marlins closer Matt Lindstrom to win the game), Ryan Howard (off Shairon Martis to tie the Nationals on Apr. 27), and Raul Ibanez (off Joel Hanrahan to put the Phils ahead to stay in that same game). Newspaper Archive: The articles added to the website database this month come from newspaperarchive.com. This website has a large archive or newspapers from a variety of newspapers from around the world. I have found it helpful to work on this site. It is a pay site (just shy of $10 per month), but it does have some free features if you'd like to check it out. New E-Mail: If there are any problems getting to a page on the site, please e-mail. The e-mail has changed, and is embedded in the graphic below for security purposes.
Wanted: Any and all articles that pertain to the 1980 Phillies, or any players on the roster from that year. If you have some to donate/lend/sell/steal please e-mail me. Copies are wonderful! I am particularly interested in getting articles during the season from the Philadelphia newspapers (unfortunately, newspaperarchive.com do not have any Philadelphia newspapers). Anyone that has copies of the Inquirer or the Daily News please contact me. Future Updates: Now that school is back in session, the updates will continue to be about 5 or so articles per month. If you have any ideas of what you would like to see on the website, please e-mail me. For next month I will probably work to add articles from the actual Game 2 of the World Series. Go Phillies! |
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