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-11 posts tagged "Philadelphia Phillies"
Andrew McGuinness | Monday, September 25, 2023
This one was supposed to be different. Yeah, fans of long downtrodden sports teams say that a lot. Basically every time a chance to change their team’s perception arises. Saturday night was certainly one of those opportunities for Notre Dame football. Notre Dame was no longer missing the elite quarterback. The Irish didn’t have an
Andrew McGuinness | Monday, May 1, 2023
It’s been a long, great year of Notre Dame sports. So much has happened since we all arrived on campus back in August. Here at The Observer, we covered it all. And though I’m definitely a bit biased, I feel confident in saying we covered it pretty well. There will be more to come as
Andrew McGuinness | Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The music had faded. My parents had been called. Some 1,100 miles away, more champagne than any college student could fathom was about to be sprayed. The moment that had been 4,014 days in the making had already happened. But there was still one more thing I needed to see for it all to sink
Joey Vaughan | Friday, February 17, 2023
The 2023 Major League Baseball season keeps approaching, getting closer and closer by the day. In fact, pitchers and catchers reported spring training this week. So it’s time to look ahead to the upcoming season and the expectations for each club. Over the next few weeks, I will dive into previews for all 30 teams,
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, October 28, 2022
Football undoubtedly dominates the headlines of countless sports sections across North America this time of year. But this year’s Major League Baseball postseason has been more than worth paying attention to. An expanded field has produced plenty of epic games, unbelievable upsets and thrilling finishes. Most importantly, it has dwindled down a field of 12
Andrew McGuinness | Thursday, October 6, 2022
The first time the song blasted out of the speakers at Citizens Bank Park was in the bottom of the second inning on April 8, 2022. It had been 3,836 days since the last time the Philadelphia Phillies had played in the postseason. The world had changed countless times since. Every other team in the
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Thursday, April 7, 2022
With the MLB about to start on Thursday, it has been hard to contain my excitement for the return of my favorite sport. But every time I mention it, I get the same few reactions. “Baseball is boring.” “It’s so slow.” “Nothing ever happens.” Or “it takes forever.” This article is my response to those
Andrew McGuinness | Thursday, September 2, 2021
Depending on your rooting interests, this is either the most exciting or stressful time of the baseball season. If your team is a bottom feeder or can already see the X next to their name, you can sit back and watch the chaos unfold. Everyone else will spend the next month biting their nails and
Ryan Kolakowski | Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Steven Matz delivered a fastball to Bryce Harper that appeared to be elbow-high when it reached the mitt of catcher Wilson Ramos. Home plate umpire Mark Carlson called the pitch a strike during the fourth inning of the series opener between the Mets and the Phillies on Monday night. Harper, the right fielder for the
Tom Naatz | Monday, March 4, 2019
In December, I penned an Inside Column bidding The Observer a heartfelt goodbye for the duration of my time abroad. Nevertheless, here I sit typing a column on my phone while sitting on a bus winding its way through the south of Spain because I have strong feelings about a recent happening in the sports-verse.