Happy Halloween

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to wish all of you a safe and Happy Halloween.  I decided to be Little Hulk this year and I think I look pretty good.  I plan to provide an update of my Halloween adventures soon so keep checking the blog.

LITTLE HULK EAT CANDY...

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Gettysburg Photo of the Month (October 2015)

Hi everybody,

It's time for the October edition of the Gettysburg Photo of the Month.  Since Halloween is around the corner, I decided to re-use a cool ghost pic that some of my friends took when visiting Gettysburg a few years ago.  It is the picture of the ghost soldier taken entering the Peace Light Memorial.

Here is the picture lightened so you can get a better look at the ghost.

Here is the link if you want to read the original post with additional information about this ghost pic:

Gettysburg Ghosts

Hope you enjoy the pic and are enjoying the Halloween season.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (10-29-15)

Hi everybody,

This week's Throwback Thursday pic is my Halloween costume from last year.  I decided to dress up as Heisenberg a.k.a. Walter White from the hit TV series Breaking Bad.  Instead of producing illegal drugs, I decided to make and sell pies instead.  I was known as Piesenberg and my plan was to take over the pie market in the Delaware Valley.  Unfortunately I just ended up eating all the inventory.  At least the pies were tasty.

Say my name...

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

2015 Little Chase Season Highlights (10-28-15)

Hi everybody,

For this week's 2015 season highlight...I decided on the day that I got my very own LC Bobblehead from my friends.  It was a great gift and a definite highlight of this season.

We are like twins...

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (10-28-15)

Hi everybody,

This week's photo is just a pic of Chase fielding a ground ball.  Nothing fancy...just Chase taking care of business.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Matt Klentak Named Phillies New General Manager

Hi everybody,

Former Los Angeles Angels Assistant General Manager Matt Klentak was named the new Phillies GM on Monday.  He replaces Ruben Amaro Jr., who was let go on September 10th (Ruben Amaro Jr No Longer Phillies General Manager).  Klentak is the 11th GM in Phillies history and at age 35 the youngest Phils GM ever.  I wish Mr. Klentak luck in turning this Phillies team around and leading them back to the postseason.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (10-22-15)

Hi everybody,

This week's Throwback Thursday pic is my Halloween costume from 2013.  I decided to dress up as Dracula and wore my costume for nearly a week to really get into my role.  I wanted to be real convincing so I could get tons of candy.  By the time Halloween rolled around....even I started to believe that I was a vampire.

Blah...

Just chillin' with a Jack O'Lantern...

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

2015 Little Chase Season Highlights (10-21-15)

Hi everybody,

For the third installment of my highlights of the season...I decided on the pictures of the night that me and my pal Dal were talking some smack about the Cardinals during a game.

It was all in good fun even though Dal kept yelling Exterminate!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (10-21-15)

Hi everybody,

This week's photo of Chase is him hanging at second base with a member of the Cincinnati Reds.  I'm pretty sure Chase is chatting with him behind his glove.  I wonder what he said.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (10-15-15)

Hi everybody,

I decided to continue the Halloween theme for the rest of the month on Throwback Thursday.  That means that this week's picture will be the Halloween costume that I wore in 2012.  I dressed up as a pirate that year and went pillaging for candy...I mean treasure.  I did pretty good that night...if I do say so myself.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Andy MacPhail Officially Named Phillies Team President

Hi everybody,

The Phillies have officially named Andy MacPhail the new team President.  He replaces Pat Gillick....who has been acting President since last year. MacPhail was expected to take over sometime this month after being hired for the position in June.

MacPhail had already made some executive decisions...namely announcing that the Phils would be hiring a new GM (replacing Ruben Amaro Jr.) and electing to keep Phils skipper Pete Mackanin for at least the 2016 Season.

MacPhail now begins the search for a new GM (General Manager).  He plans to name the new GM by the end of the month.

I want to congratulate Andy MacPhail and wish him much success in bringing the Phils back into playoff contention.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

2015 Little Chase Season Highlights (10-14-15)

Hi everybody,

I hope you are enjoying seeing my "highlights" for this season as much as I am sharing them with you.  My second "highlight" of the season was the day that I snuck on the set of Comcast SportsNet Phillies Pregame Live with Amy Fadool and Marlon Anderson.  They were in a commercial break and taking a selfie when I "accidentally" got into the shot.  They didn't seem to mind so everything worked out for the best.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (10-14-15)

Hi everybody,

This week's photo is a shot of Chase visiting the mound to give some advise to Phils starting pitcher David Buchanan.  Hope he listened to him.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (10-8-15)

Hi everybody,

Welcome to yet another new feature on the blog...Throwback Thursday. Throwback Thursday (or TT if you prefer) will be a weekly photo of me from the past.  Sorta like a LC Photo of the Week but with a different name.  It should be a lot of fun.

For my first photo...I'm going way back to 2011 and my first Halloween costume.  I dressed up as a ghost and I looked pretty spooky.  Hope you all enjoy the photo and this new blog feature.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

2015 Little Chase Season Highlights (10-7-15)

Hi everybody,

Welcome to yet another new feature on the blog...the 2015 Little Chase Season Highlights.  I have been on many "adventures" during this past Phillies season...some known and some not known.  With the season now over, I decided to share these "adventures" with you all.

So every Wednesday for the next four months or so I will post a new pic of a different 2015 "highlight".  This should be a lot of fun and I hope you all enjoy these photos.

My first "highlight" was during the Phillies series in Boston.  I managed to sneak into the booth while the Phillies broadcast team of Tom McCarthy, Matt Stairs and Ben Davis were working and took a selfie.  Lucky for me....I didn't get caught. :-)

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (10-7-15)

Hi everybody,

This week's photo is a shot of Chase running the bases during Spring Training.  With the Phils season now done, I'm already looking forward to the 2016 Season.  In the meantime...hopefully Chase can get himself a World Series ring with the Dodgers.  I'm rooting for him.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Phillies Get First Pick in 2016 MLB Draft

Hi everybody,

One of the few benefits of having the worst record in baseball this season is getting the first pick in the 2016 MLB Draft.  The Phillies captured that "honor" with their league worst record of 63-99.  Hopefully this pick in next years draft will help the Phils when they are a contending team again.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

2015 NL East Final Standings

Hi everybody,

Here are the final standings for the NL East this season:



NL East                                      W         L         PCT         GB

New York Mets                       90         72         .556           --
Washington Nationals            83         79         .512           7
Miami Marlins                          71         91         .438          19
Atlanta Braves                        67         95         .414          23
Philadelphia Phillies              63         99         .389          27

The Phils had 10 more loses this season compared to the 2014 campaign (73-89).  With the worst record in baseball...they have nowhere to go but up.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Cole Hamels Update

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to congratulate former Phils starting pitcher Cole Hamels  for winning the AL West Division Title with the Texas Rangers yesterday.  I wish him well in the playoffs.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 162: Marlins (71-90) at Phillies (62-99)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of yesterday's game:

Miami Marlins:                               2
Philadelphia Phillies:                   7

SP:   David Buchanan

WP:   Luis Garcia (4-6)


RBIs:

Andres Blanco = 1 (25)
Aaron Altherr = 4 (22)
Freddy Galvis = 1 (50)
Darnell Sweeney = 1 (11)

Runs Scored:

Freddy Galvis = 1 (63)
Maikel Franco = 1 (45)
Odubel Herrera = 2 (64)
Cameron Rupp = 1 (24)
David Buchanan = 1 (2)
Cody Asche = 1 (41)


The Phillies finish the season with a record of 63-99 and that my friends is that.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 161: Marlins (70-90) at Phillies (62-98)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:*

Miami Marlins:                               5
Philadelphia Phillies:                   2

* Game 2 of Double Header

SP:   Alec Asher

LP:   Alec Asher (0-6)


RBIs:

Maikel Franco = 2 (50)

Home Runs:

Maikel Franco = 1 (14)

Runs Scored:

Andres Blanco = 1 (32)
Maikel Franco = 1 (44)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 160: Marlins (69-90) at Phillies (62-97)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of yesterday's game:*

Miami Marlins:                               7
Philadelphia Phillies:                   6

* Game 1 of Double Header

SP:   Aaron Harang

LP:   Ken Giles (6-3)


RBIs:

Cody Asche = 3 (39)
Brian Bogusevic = 1 (5)
Odubel Herrera = 1 (41)
Freddy Galvis = 1 (49)

Home Runs:

Brian Bogusevic = 1 (2)

Runs Scored:

Freddy Galvis = 1 (62)
Aaron Altherr = 2 (25)
Darin Ruf = 1 (30)
Brian Bogusevic = 1 (9)
Chase d'Arnaud = 1 (2)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 159: Mets (89-69) at Phillies (61-97)

Hi everybody,

Here's the score of yesterday's game:

New York Mets:                         0
Philadelphia Phillies:                3

SP:   Jerad Eickhoff

WP:   Jerad Eickhoff (3-3)
SV:    Luis Garcia (2)


RBIs:

Darin Ruf = 2 (39)
Andres Blanco = 1 (24)

Home Runs:

Darin Ruf = 1 (12)
Andres Blanco = 1 (7)

Runs Scored:

Jeff Francoeur = 1 (34)
Darin Ruf = 1 (29)
Andres Blanco = 1 (31)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 158: Mets (89-68) at Phillies (60-97)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

New York Mets:                         5
Philadelphia Phillies:                7

SP:   Alec Asher

WP:   Ken Roberts (1-1)*
SV:    Ken Giles (15)

* 1-0 record with the Phils


RBIs:**

Darin Ruf = 2 (37)
Cody Asche = 1 (36)
Freddy Galvis = 2 (48)

** Additional runs scored due to two errors (wild pitches) in the 6th and 8th

Runs Scored:

Freddy Galvis = 2 (61)
Odubel Herrera = 1 (62)
Aaron Altherr = 1 (23)
Cameron Rupp = 1 (23)
Chase d'Arnaud = 1 (1)
Andres Blanco = 1 (30)


Excellent job by the Phillies bullpen.  The bullpen pitched 8 and 2/3 scoreless innings after starting pitcher Alec Asher gave up 5 runs in the 1st inning.  The Phils need to win just 2 of their last 4 games to avoid a 100 loss season.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase