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From Roberts' run to Schwarber's swing-off, here are Phils' top ASG moments

@ToddZolecki
March 10, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – Kyle Schwarber won All-Star Game MVP honors in 2025, when he crushed three home runs in the first swing-off in All-Star history.

It was news, it was fun.

It wasn’t the first time a Phillies player shined in the Midsummer Classic. Here are five of the top performances

Here are 10 of the best moments of Dick Allen's career

@ToddZolecki
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Almost everybody who watched Dick Allen play knew he was one of the greatest players in baseball history.

It took too long for Allen to make the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He died in Dec. 2020, but got his bronze plaque in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., in

The top Phillies Draft pick from every season

@ToddZolecki
February 16, 2026

Here is a look at the first player the Phillies selected in every Draft (specifically, the Rule 4 Draft -- typically in June) since 1965:

Paul 'The Pope' Owens is Phils' best all-time GM

@ToddZolecki
February 16, 2026

PHILADELPHIA -- Dick Allen nicknamed Paul Owens “The Pope” because he looked so much like Pope Paul VI.

But Owens had more going for him than a holy doppelganger. He took the moribund Phillies and developed and acquired some of the greatest players in franchise history for one of the greatest

Phillies' top manager: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 16, 2026

PHILADELPHIA -- Charlie Manuel punched his left hand into the air. He had something important to say to the euphoric crowd at Citizens Bank Park. He wanted them to hear it.

“Hey!” he said. “This is for Philadelphia! This is for our fans!"

The crowd roared.

Manuel had plenty of memorable moments during

Phillies' all-time Top 5 relievers: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 16, 2026

Few people love a good debate like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki’s ranking of the

Phillies’ Top 5 LH starters: Zolecki’s take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

Few people love a good debate like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki’s ranking of the

Phillies' Top 5 catchers: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

Few people love a good debate like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki's ranking of the

Phillies' Top 5 RH starters: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

Few people love a good debate like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki’s ranking of the

Phillies' Top 5 center fielders: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

Few people love a good debate like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki’s ranking of the

Phillies' Top 5 left fielders: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

Few people love a good debate like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki’s s ranking of

Phillies' Top 5 second basemen: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Phillies' Top 5 right fielders: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

Few people love a good debate like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki’s ranking of the

Phillies' Top 5 bench players: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

Few people love a good debate like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki's ranking of the

Phillies' Top 5 shortstops: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

Few people love a good debate like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki’s ranking of the

Phillies' Top 5 third basemen: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki’s ranking of

Phillies’ Top 5 first basemen: Zolecki’s take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Phillies' Top 5 homegrown Draft picks

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies’ two most successful eras in franchise history started because they drafted and developed well.

From 1976-83, the Phils won one World Series, two National League pennants and five NL East titles. They won 101 games in both ‘76 and ‘77. From 2007-11, Philadelphia won one World Series,

The Phillies' all-time single-season team

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

We recently wrote about the top five individual seasons by players and pitchers in Phillies history.

The lists included familiar names like Mike Schmidt, Steve Carlton, Dick Allen and Roy Halladay. The exercise got us wondering about the greatest individual seasons in franchise history by position, so we took a stab

Top 10 moments in Citizens Bank Park history

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

PHILADELPHIA -- Citizens Bank Park has been a tremendous home-field advantage for the Phillies since it opened in 2004.

Here is a look back at 10 of the greatest moments in the ballpark’s history:

1. Game 5 of 2008 World Series
“The 0-2 pitch. Swing and a miss! Struck him out!

Best Phillies player to wear each uni number

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

The Phillies retired Dick Allen’s No. 15 in 2020, a high honor to recognize a great player. It got us wondering about the best players to wear every number in Phillies history.

Here is our stab at it:

0: Al Oliver
He played only 28 games for the 1984

The best baseball players born on Feb. 3

February 3, 2026

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Feb. 3.

Rollins, Wilson, Myers and more: Best MLB debuts in Phillies history

@ToddZolecki
February 2, 2026

PHILADELPHIA -- Remember when Weston Wilson homered in his first plate appearance for the Phillies in 2023, following 2,836 plate appearances in the Minor Leagues over seven seasons? We do, especially because it happened in the second inning of Michael Lorenzen’s no-hitter against the Nationals at

These are the best nicknames in Phils history

@ToddZolecki
January 3, 2026

PHILADELPHIA -- Quick, what are the best nicknames in Phillies history?

The bet here is that almost everybody’s list is different because everybody has different memories and criteria. Should a top nickname be one that includes a player’s actual name (i.e. J-Roll)? Should it be unique? Steve Carlton is famously known

The best baseball players born on Jan. 3

January 3, 2026

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Jan. 3.