July 15 By MIKE RADANO For the Daily News ALLENTOWN – Scott Mathieson has had his share of disappointment as a professional ballplayer, and last night was no exception. “Oh, I understand why I didn’t get in,” said Mathieson, who was the only pitcher not used by the International League in last night’s Triple A [More...]
It was one of those warm afternoons in Atlanta and the huge fan down the far end of the dugout droned on in a loud manner. Members of the Braves infield worked on grounders as the grounds crew slowly went about other business. In this setting, the Phillies dugout had a dreamlike quality to it [More...]
by Mike Radano Many years ago, some bigwig under the leadership of Ted Turner down in the Atlanta offices of TBS and TNT had a gem of an idea. Take a movie, good or bad, and just ram it down the throats of viewers. Show the same big budget flick three straight nights and two [More...]
by Mike Radano The first reaction is usually the same no matter your station in life. “That’s a lot of money.” After that, well, it’s all in perspective. Shortly after 2 p.m.CSNphilly.com’s Jim Salsbury broke the news – in other words the first to report not the first to see Todd Zolecki’s column and in [More...]
by Mike Radano In September of 2007 and Brett Myers was strutting around the Phillies clubhouse like he owned the world. Actually, that’s pretty much what Myers did throughout his time with the Phillies but this just happened to be one of those times his brash style and in your face attitude meant something real. [More...]
by Mike Radano If nothing else, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has shown himself to be a manager of habit. Manuel is a baseball lifer. Nothing gets him going more than baseball, so much so that in the Phillies media guide next to hobbies it lists of all things, talking baseball as his favorite hobby. Much [More...]
by Mike Radano When Juan Castro headed out to short before Monday’s home opener against Washington, Phillies fans across the region went into panic mode. Castro wasn’t introduced moments before that in the annual roll-call that is the prelude to the first home game of the year. That designation has Jimmy Rollins birthright since 2001. [More...]
by Mike Radano The tear was real and spoke of something bigger than just a Masters title. The tear was real and not some contrived stunt dreamed up by a public relations firm focused on damage control. The tear was real and not just something edited into a documentary by a close friend. The tear [More...]