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Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Grover Cleveland Alexander: the greatest Phillie named for a president, but not the only one…

Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

@justinklugh.bsky.social has a new book out about the dogged, doomed 1941 Phillies, and their quest to just make it through the season as the world watched Joe DiMaggio become a legend. It’s very funny, a little tragic, and full of unforgettable stories about a forgotten team. Well worth your time.

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What were the 1941 Phillies doing while Joe DiMaggio was making history?

A post from writers’ past

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Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

It’s not Bedlam at the Bank, but Lunacy at LoanDepot is also pretty good.

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Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Happy Kyle Schwarber's Birthday/Kent Tekulve’s Birthday/Sam Thompson’s birthday to all who celebrate! This should be a citywide holiday in Philadelphia.

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Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Alec Bohm has been a bit worse at home than on the road for the past three seasons. So I did some detective work as to why over at TGP.

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Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Today’s Phillies game is starting 10 minutes late, so why not use them to read about Wheeler’s new tweaks to his arsenal? Long story short: the Phillies ace has found a few ways to get even better… but one of his best pitches has gone backwards. www.thegoodphight.com/2025/6/8/244...

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Wheeler’s Pitches are Upper Crust

Except for one that’s seemingly gone stale.

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Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Maybe you call Phillies-Pirates a rivalry. Maybe you don’t. Either way, there’s some fun history between the two, which I looked at for TGP:

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Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

We’re recapping the season of a decade ago at The Good Phight. I hadn’t yet joined the ranks of the Phaithful then, so this was my first look at that season…

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Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I’m not going to force a musical reference into ALL of my recap titles this season… but so far I’m 2 for 2.

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Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

I’ve wanted to use this recap title since the news of the Luzardo trade broke, so I’m delighted that I got to do it today. I also indulged myself with a half-dozen other Genesis references in there, if you wanna do a scavenger hunt…

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Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

I am an avowed enthusiast of the Baseball Zen segments on MLB.TV, but I do have to question whether a clip of bees swarming around a dugout really qualifies as zen.

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Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

A pitcher coming off of a 0-win campaign getting the season’s first start! A guy with a jetpack! The science of “slugology”! I took a look at some of the stranger headlines from Phillies Opening Days past.

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Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

If you’ve ever wanted to read a poem about the Rhys Hoskins bat slam game, I wrote one, and it’s in here! Unlike Casey at the Bat, it has a happy ending for the good guys.

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Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

It’s a beautiful Saturday morning. You could spend it reading up about the latest news from Spring Training. Or you could spend it reading spring headlines from several decades ago. I gathered some of the better ones over @thegoodphight.bsky.social www.thegoodphight.com/2025/3/1/243...

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Phillies Spring Training Headlines Through The Ages

The news of yesterday, today!

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Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Pitchers and catchers have reported, so there’s plenty of actual baseball to talk about. That being said, my latest for @thegoodphight.bsky.social is about Pokémon. www.thegoodphight.com/2025/2/14/24...

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Pokémon comes to Citizens Bank Park

Gotta Catch ‘em All is pretty good advice for baseball players, too

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Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

There’s a few dozen Phillies in Cooperstown, but only one named to Japan’s Baseball Hall of Fame. Had to pay my respects to Lefty while visiting.

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Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

That’s right! Come one, come all, for the most Thanksgiving fun you can have without anyone asking you to pass the mashed potatoes.

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Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Over at @thegoodphight.bsky.social I asked the big questions about J.T. Realmuto. How should we think about his batting in 2024? How do we evaluate his defense? Why can’t I ever remember if it’s “J.T.” or “JT”? www.thegoodphight.com/2024/11/20/2...

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BJTIB: Realmuto in Review

There are other J.T.s, but this one is ours

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Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

New week, old scorecard! This slightly trippy 1952 scorecard comes from the St. Louis Browns and features a grinning mascot soon to be known as Brownie. Sadly, Brownie had little to smile about: the Browns decamped for Baltimore just a few years later.

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Jared Frank @jaredfrank.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

For Veterans Day, a pair of appropriate scorecards. Cubs from 1943 and Phillies from 1944, (in their short-lived Blue Jays era), complete with poem about enlisted players.

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