NLCS Phlashback - Part II

By kevinrmcguire, Section MLB
Posted on Wed Oct 08 2008 at 9:48 PM EST
More on: NLCS, Phillies, Dodgers (all tags)

This is part two in a four part series chronicling the history of the Philadelphia Phillies and their National League Championship Series appearances, leading up to the start of the 2008 NLCS match-up with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Today we review the 1978 NLCS between the same two clubs.

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NLCS Phlashback - Part I

By kevinrmcguire, Section MLB
Posted on Wed Oct 08 2008 at 9:46 PM EST
More on: NLCS, Phillies, Dodgers (all tags)

This is part one in a four part series chronicling the history of the Philadelphia Phillies and their National League Championship Series appearances, leading up to the start of the 2008 NLCS match-up with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Today we review the 1977 NLCS between the same two clubs. Part two will educate you on the rematch in 1978. Part three will review the 1983 NLCS between the Phillies and Dodgers and part four will look back on perhaps the greatest playoff series of all time, the 1980 NLCS between the Phillies and the Houston Astros. The goal is to have each part up over the next four days. Game one of the 2008 NLCS is Thursday night in Philadelphia.

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The 60th Anniversary of an American Hero

By Nyyankees0815, Section MLB
Posted on Mon Apr 23 2007 at 9:20 AM EST
More on: Jackie Robinson, MLB, Dodgers (all tags)

He was a black man, living in a white world. A time when the sky was blue, the grass was green, and everything else was white. He had to witness things during that time when racism was at its peak and stirring out of control. Everyday he had to listen to racial slurs being thrown at him, not being able to go to certain places because of his skin color, death threats, you name it the list goes on and on.There was one thing that this man wanted more than anything in life and would not stop until he achieved that dream. That dream was; acceptance. April 15, 2007 marked the 60th anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson broke not only baseball's color barrier, but this country's. He not only changed the way we look at sports, he changed the way we look at life.

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