Fair Trade?

March 24, 2013 by Bob Hurte · 1 Comment

March 17, 2013 something bizarre occurred in major league baseball. Mike Cisco, the grand son of Galen Cisco, former MLB pitcher, and pitching coach , was traded to the Los Angeles Angels. So, what was so unusual about that? The Angels acquired the Philadelphia pitching prospect for nothing! Mike Cisco, a prospect, pitched at Reading […]

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The Kid from the Old School

May 24, 2012 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

Whether or not the Philadelphia Phillies rebound from their slow start to the 2012 season, remains to be seen. But if we are watching the changing of the guard in the NL East, then the May 6 evening that Cole Hamels plunked Bryce Harper, claiming it was “Old School,” will certainly be seen as a […]

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