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Headline Topic: The new Reading Fightin Phils
My experience working in minor league baseball at the start of my career taught me that marketing was king. That's why I love the Reading Phillies bold move of re-branding their team name and becoming the Reading Fightin Phils.
It's basically the same name, has a nice reference to nickname (The Fightin's) that many fans have used for years and caused everyone to talk about the team for two weeks in November.
Many of the locals, who had enraged red faces for the past few weeks, should notice the tint in their cheeks subside just in time for spring to arrive. They'll head out to the same great ballpark, park for free, experience the same great atmosphere, pay the same great low prices, watch the same great quality of play, with the same great family crowds in 2013.
The only people who would actually refuse to watch Reading's Double-A team next year, because their name was slightly adjusted, should seek immediate mental health treatment for the condition known as: "Get-over-yourself-and-grow-up".
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Recent Headline Topic: Blue Jays Sign Cabrera + Hockey Charity Game
1. After that massive Blue Jays - Marlins' trade Toronto signs Melky Cabrera to a two-year deal. It will be interesting to see how he performs in his post-PED year, as many players have floundered after they stopped using steroids.
*As a side-note and a topic for a full column in the future: I believe that PED's will be fully regulated and used by athletes across the world at some point in the not-too-distant future.
2. "Operation Hat Trick" is a great idea. This charitable effort, which includes a variety of current and former Flyers and other NHL players, should raise a lot of money for the victims of Hurricane Sandy.
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Baseball cards
For those of us who are old enough to remember
When Baseball Cards were King, the spring is always a special time of year.
When Baseball Cards were King, the spring is always a special time of year.
Bygone days spent with elementary school days and family members opening packs of Topps cardboard gold never truly fade away.
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Classic Headline Topic: The Best Phillies of the Current Era
-->>Due to the volume of interest generated in this specific article, it has been re-posted. If you have read it, or choose to open this link now, I hope that you enjoy:
The 10 Best Philadelphia Phillies of This Era
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Classic Headline Topic: The Best Phillies of the Current Era
-->>Due to the volume of interest generated in this specific article, it has been re-posted. If you have read it, or choose to open this link now, I hope that you enjoy:
The 10 Best Philadelphia Phillies of This Era
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Classic Headline Topic: Pete Rose's date with history.
Pete broke Ty Cobb's hit record on 9/11/85. The man was unique in the annals of baseball history.
For those who are interested, my recent feature comments on Rose's time with the Phillies and the complex feelings that many of us have about his gambling issues:
Phillies' great Mike Schmidt, Pete Rose, and baseball justice
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Recent Headline Topic: Bernie Parent interview
Based upon strong response, I'm re-posting the links to my series about interviewing Bernie Parent.
Here is a link to Part 1 in my series about that interview:
Philadelphia Flyers' Bernie Parent: Meeting a Legend
Here is a link to Part 2 in my series about that interview:
Philadelphia Flyers' Bernie Parent: Pregame Preparations
Here is a link to Part 3 in my series about that interview:
Philadelphia Flyers' Bernie Parent: Postgame Reflections
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Classic Headline: Three Flyers' Legends
Each of these Flyers' legends (Brian Propp, Dave Poulin and Tim Kerr) deserved their own feature article:
Here is a link to the story about Propp:
Here is a link to the story about Propp:
The link to Poulin's piece:
Philadelphia Flyers' Captain Dave Poulin Earned Permanent Respect
Last, but not least, here's Kerr's link:
Philadelphia Flyers' Tim Kerr Was a True Power Forward
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