My 2500th Post

Cake time...

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to quickly acknowledge my 2500th post.  I've been blogging since October 16th, 2011 (My 1st Post) and have been having a blast since day 1.  If you would like to know more about the blog's history....please check out the link to my 1000th post (My 1000th Post).

Thank you all for following my Phils talk and other assorted adventures.  The fun has just started so please keep reading.  Thank you all for the support.

Back to work....

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 80: Nationals (42-38) at Phillies (43-37)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's game:

Washington Nationals:                 17
Philadelphia Phillies:                     7

SP:   Nick Pivetta

LP:   Nick Pivetta (4-7)


RBIs:*

Andrew Knapp = 1 (9)
Rhys Hoskins = 2 (50)
Scott Kingery = 1 (24)
Carlos Santana = 2 (48)

* An additional run scored in the 4th inning during a double play

Home Runs:

Rhys Hoskins = 1 (14)
Scott Kingery = 1 (4)
Carlos Santana = 1 (14)

Runs Scored:

Cesar Hernandez = 1 (57)
Rhys Hoskins = 2 (45)
Carlos Santana = 2 (47)
Scott Kingery = 2 (30)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 79: Nationals (41-38) at Phillies (43-36)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

Washington Nationals:                  3
Philadelphia Phillies:                     4

SP:   Aaron Nola

WP:   Aaron Nola (10-2)
SV:    Seranthony Dominguez (6)


RBIs:*

Scott Kingery = 1 (23)
Rhys Hoskins = 2 (48)

* An additional run scored in the 2nd inning due to a fielding error

Home Runs:

Rhys Hoskins = 1 (13)

Runs Scored:

Cesar Hernandez = 1 (56)
Rhys Hoskins = 1 (43)
Odubel Herrera = 1 (41)
Maikel Franco = 1 (24)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 78: Yankees (52-26) at Phillies (42-36)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of the game on Wednesday, June 27th:

New York Yankees:                    0
Philadelphia Phillies:                3

SP:   Zach Eflin

WP:   Zach Eflin (6-2)
SV:    Seranthony Dominguez (5)


RBIs:

Rhys Hoskins = 3 (46)

Home Runs:

Rhys Hoskins = 1 (12)

Runs Scored:

Cesar Hernandez = 1 (55)
Rhys Hoskins = 1 (42)
Jorge Alfaro = 1 (17)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 77: Yankees (52-25) at Phillies (41-36)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of the game on Tuesday, June 26th:

New York Yankees:                    6
Philadelphia Phillies:                0

SP:   Jake Arrieta

LP:   Jake Arrieta (5-6)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 76: Yankees (51-25) at Phillies (41-35)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of the game on Monday, June 25th:

New York Yankees:                    4
Philadelphia Phillies:                2

SP:   Vincent Velasquez

LP:   Vincent Velasquez (5-8)


RBIs:

Scott Kingery = 1 (22)
Maikel Franco = 1 (38)

Home Runs:

Maikel Franco = 1 (10)

Runs Scored:

Carlos Santana = 1 (45)
Maikel Franco = 1 (23)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Gettysburg Photo of the Month (June 2018)

Hi everybody,

This month's Gettysburg photo is a view of the Union lines on Cemetery Ridge from the area around the Pennsylvania Memorial.

Talk to you soon,

Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (6-28-18)

Hi everybody,

This week's Throwback Thursday moment is from last year when my friends got me some custom M&M's with my mug on them.  Those things were great and I think that they tasted better than regular M&M's.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (6-27-18)

Hi everybody,

This week's photo is a picture of some artwork of Chase batting from The Wilkinson Gallery.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 75: Phillies (41-34) at Nationals (41-35)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:                       6
Washington Nationals:                    8

SP:   Nick Pivetta

LP:   Seranthony Dominguez (1-2)


RBIs:

Rhys Hoskins = 2 (43)
Odubel Herrera = 2 (45)
Nick Williams = 2 (26)

Home Runs:

Rhys Hoskins = 1 (11)
Nick Williams = 1 (9)

Runs Scored:

Cesar Hernandez = 1 (54)
Rhys Hoskins = 2 (41)
Odubel Herrera = 1 (40)
Nick Williams = 1 (21)
Nick Pivetta = 1 (3)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 74: Phillies (41-33) at Nationals (40-35)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of the game on Saturday, June 23rd:

Philadelphia Phillies:                       5
Washington Nationals:                    3

SP:   Aaron Nola

WP:   Aaron Nola (9-2)
SV:    Seranthony Dominguez (4)


RBIs:

Jorge Alfaro = 1 (15)
Aaron Nola = 1 (1)
Jesmuel Valentin = 1 (4)
Carlos Santana = 1 (46)
Maikel Franco = 1 (37)

Home Runs:

Carlos Santana = 1 (13)

Runs Scored:

Carlos Santana = 1 (44)
Scott Kingery = 2 (28)
Maikel Franco = 2 (22)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 73: Phillies (40-33) at Nationals (40-34)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of the game on Friday, June 22nd:

Philadelphia Phillies:                      12
Washington Nationals:                    2

SP:   Zach Eflin

WP:   Zach Eflin (5-2)


RBIs:*

Carlos Santana = 4 (45)
Odubel Herrera = 2 (43)
Nick Williams = 3 (24)
Andrew Knapp = 2 (8)

* An additional run scored in the 8th inning due to a wild pitch

Home Runs:

Odubel Herrera = 1 (13)
Carlos Santana = 1 (12)
Andrew Knapp = 1 (2)

Runs Scored:

Cesar Hernandez = 2 (53)
Rhys Hoskins = 2 (40)
Odubel Herrera = 4 (39)
Carlos Santana = 3 (43)
Andrew Knapp = 1 (11)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Returns from the DL

Hi everybody,

Former Phillies second baseman (and my hero) Chase Utley was reactivated from the DL (Disabled List) earlier today.  Chase has been on the DL since May 30th with a sprained left thumb.  Welcome back, Chase!!!

Talk to you soon,

Little Chase

London Photo of the Month (June 2018)

Hi everybody,

This month's London photo is a picture of a monument to the former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Sir Winston Churchill.  Churchill served as Prime Minister during the majority of World War II and rallied the British people during the London Blitz.  This statue is located in Parliament Square.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

National Selfie Day

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy National Selfie Day!  Hope you all enjoy sharing pictures of your mugs today!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (6-21-18)

Hi everybody,

This week's Throwback Thursday moment is from a few years ago when I was serving some tequila at my bar.  The original name of my bar was Little C's before I did renovations and changed the name to LC's Saloon.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Phillies Phestival

Hi everybody,

The 2018 Phillies Phestival is being held later today from 4-6PM down at the ballpark.  Proceeds from the Phestival will benefit the fight against ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis).  Here is a link to learn more about ALS (http://www.alsa.org/about-als/what-is-als.html).

The Phillies have been involved in the fight against ALS since 1984 so thank you to the Phillies and the fans for supporting such a great cause.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

J.P. Crawford Placed on the DL

Hi everybody,

Phillies shortstop J.P. Crawford was placed on the 10-day DL (Disabled List) yesterday (June 20th) with a broken left hand.  The injury occurred during Tuesday night's game (June 19th) against the St. Louis Cardinals.  Crawford is expected to be out of action for 4-6 weeks.  Phils minor league player Mitch Walding has been called up to take Crawford's place on the 25-man roster.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 72: Cardinals (38-34) at Phillies (39-33)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of yesterday's game:

St. Louis Cardinals:                        3
Philadelphia Phillies:                      4

SP:   Jake Arrieta

WP:   Edubray Ramos (2-0)
SV:    Adam Morgan (1)


RBIs:

Carlos Santana = 1 (41)
Cesar Hernandez = 2 (27)
Odubel Herrera = 1 (41)

Home Runs:

Cesar Hernandez = 1 (8)
Odubel Herrera = 1 (12)

Runs Scored:

Cesar Hernandez = 1 (51)
Rhys Hoskins = 1 (38)
Odubel Herrera = 1 (35)
Jorge Alfaro = 1 (16)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 71: Cardinals (38-33) at Phillies (38-33)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of the game on Tuesday, June 19th:

St. Louis Cardinals:                        7
Philadelphia Phillies:                      6

SP:   Vincent Velasquez

LP:   Seranthony Dominguez (1-1)


RBIs:

Carlos Santana = 2 (40)
Odubel Herrera = 1 (40)
Cesar Hernandez = 1 (25)
Rhys Hoskins = 2 (41)

Home Runs:

Odubel Herrera = 1 (11)
Carlos Santana = 1 (11)

Runs Scored:

Cesar Hernandez = 2 (50)
Odubel Herrera = 1 (34)
Carlos Santana = 1 (40)
Scott Kingery = 1 (26)
Jesmuel Valentin = 1 (3)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 70: Cardinals (37-33) at Phillies (38-32)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of the game on Monday, June 18th:

St. Louis Cardinals:                        5
Philadelphia Phillies:                      6

* Extra Innings (Game ended in the 10th)

SP:   Nick Pivetta

WP:   Jake Thompson (1-0)


RBIs:

Odubel Herrera = 3 (39)
Andrew Knapp = 1 (6)
Aaron Altherr = 2 (31)

Home Runs:

Odubel Herrera = 1 (10)

Runs Scored:

Cesar Hernandez = 1 (48)
Rhys Hoskins = 2 (37)
Odubel Herrera = 1 (33)
Carlos Santana = 2 (39)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (6-20-18)

Hi everybody,

This week's photo is a shot of Chase with New York Mets player David Wright at one of the MLB All-Star Games.  By the way it looks, Wright just scored a run and Chase is about to come up to bat.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 69: Phillies (37-32) at Brewers (42-29)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:               10
Milwaukee Brewers:                 9

SP:   Aaron Nola

WP:   Tommy Hunter (2-0)
SV:    Jake Thompson (2)


RBIs:

Rhys Hoskins = 2 (39)
Maikel Franco = 4 (36)
Nick Williams = 2 (21)
Scott Kingery = 1 (21)
Odubel Herrera = 1 (36)

Home Runs:

Rhys Hoskins = 1 (10)
Maikel Franco = 1 (9)
Odubel Herrera = 1 (9)

Runs Scored:

Cesar Hernandez = 2 (47)
Rhys Hoskins = 1 (35)
Odubel Herrera = 3 (32)
Carlos Santana = 2 (37)
Maikel Franco = 1 (20)
Jorge Alfaro = 1 (15)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 68: Phillies (36-32) at Brewers (42-28)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of yesterday's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:               4
Milwaukee Brewers:                1

SP:   Zach Eflin

WP:   Zach Eflin (4-2)
SV:    Hector Neris (10)


RBIs:

Rhys Hoskins = 1 (37)
Andrew Knapp = 1 (5)
J.P. Crawford = 1 (8)
Cesar Hernandez = 1 (24)

Home Runs:

Rhys Hoskins = 1 (9)
Andrew Knapp = 1 (1)

Runs Scored:

Rhys Hoskins = 1 (34)
Scott Kingery = 1 (25)
Nick Williams = 1 (20)
Andrew Knapp = 1 (10)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 67: Phillies (35-32) at Brewers (42-27)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of the game on Friday, June 15th:

Philadelphia Phillies:               2
Milwaukee Brewers:                13

SP:   Jake Arrieta

LP:   Jake Arrieta (5-5)


RBIs:

Cesar Hernandez = 1 (23)
Odubel Herrera = 1 (35)

Home Runs:

Odubel Herrera = 1 (8)

Runs Scored:

Odubel Herrera = 1 (29)
J.P. Crawford = 1 (14)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Happy Father's Day

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to wish all the Dads out there a very Happy Father's Day.  I hope you all have a great day!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

National Mascot Day

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to wish a Happy National Mascot Day to the greatest mascot in all of sports...the Phillie Phanatic!  Enjoy your special day, Big Guy!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Philadelphia Eagles Receive Super Bowl Championship Rings

Hi everybody,

The SuperBowl LII Champion Philadelphia Eagles received their championship rings in a private ceremony yesterday (June 14th).  They are really nice rings and I wanted to share a couple pictures of them.  I may have to look into buying a replica of one of those bad boys.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Jim Thome Honored by Phillies for Hall of Fame Induction

Hi everybody,

The Phillies honored former first baseman and Wall of Famer Jim Thome for his Hall of Fame induction on July 29th before the start of yesterday's (June 14th) game against the Colorado Rockies.  Thome said a few words to the crowd before throwing out the first pitch.  He also got to shoot the hot dog cannon with the Phillie Phanatic during the game.

!st Pitch

This picture wasn't from yesterday but wanted to show Thome firing the cannon

Thome has always been one of my favorite Phillies and I am very happy for his well deserved Hall of Fame induction.  Congrats, Big Jim!!!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 66: Rockies (33-35) at Phillies (35-31)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of yesterday's game:

Colorado Rockies:                     3
Philadelphia Phillies:                 9

SP:   Vincent Velasquez

WP:   Vincent Velasquez (5-7)


RBIs:*

Rhys Hoskins = 3 (36)
Nick Williams = 2 (19)
Odubel Herrera = 1 (34)
Carlos Santana = 1 (38)
J.P. Crawford = 1 (7)

* An additional run scored in the 7th inning due to a passed ball

Home Runs:

Rhys Hoskins = 1 (8)
Nick Williams = 1 (8)

Runs Scored:

Cesar Hernandez = 1 (45)
Rhys Hoskins = 2 (33)
Nick Williams = 1 (19)
Andrew Knapp = 2 (9)
Scott Kingery = 1 (24)
J.P. Crawford = 2 (13)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 65: Rockies (33-34) at Phillies (34-31)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of the game on Wednesday, June 13th:

Colorado Rockies:                     7
Philadelphia Phillies:                 2

SP:   Nick Pivetta

LP:   Nick Pivetta (4-6)


RBIs:

Jorge Alfaro = 1 (14)
Jesmuel Valentin = 1 (3)

Home Runs:

Jorge Alfaro = 1 (5)
Jesmuel Valentin = 1 (1)

Runs Scored:

Jorge Alfaro = 1 (14)
Jesmuel Valentin = 1 (2)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 64: Rockies (32-34) at Phillies (34-30)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of the game on Tuesday, June 12th:

Colorado Rockies:                     4
Philadelphia Phillies:                 5

SP:   Aaron Nola

WP:   Aaron Nola (8-2)
SV:    Seranthony Dominguez (3)


RBIs:

Scott Kingery = 4 (20)
Jesmuel Valentin = 1 (2)

Home Runs:

Scott Kingery = 1 (3)

Runs Scored:

Cesar Hernandez = 1 (44)
Rhys Hoskins = 1 (31)
Odubel Herrera = 1 (28)
Carlos Santana = 1 (35)
Scott Kingery = 1 (23)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Charleston Photo of the Month (June 2018)

Hi everybody,

This month's Charleston photo is a shot of St. Philip's Episcopal Church taken from inside the graveyard of the Circular Congregational Church.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (6-14-18)

Hi everybody,

This week's Throwback Thursday moment is from a few years ago when my friends brought me Roy Rogers food for the first time.  Roy Rogers really has some good chow.  I love the chicken and roast beef sammiches.  I gotta get me some more of that great food soon.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

United States Army Birthday

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to wish the United States Army a Happy 243rd Birthday.  The U.S. Army was founded on June 14th, 1775 by the Continental Congress to protect the Thirteen Colonies from the British.  The U.S. Army is even older than the country since the Thirteen Colonies did not declare their independence from Great Britain until July 4th, 1776.  To all the soldiers serving in the Army (and all other branches)....thank you for your service!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Happy Flag Day

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to wish you all a Happy Flag Day!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (6-13-18)

Hi everybody,

This week's photo is a shot of Chase manning second base in Citizens Bank Park.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

1993 Phillies Honored This Past Weekend

Hi everybody,

The 1993 National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies were honored this past weekend as part of the 25th anniversary of that great season.  Many members of the 1993 team were in attendance throughout the weekend and were introduced to the crowd before yesterday's (June 10th) game against the Milwaukee Brewers.  I just wish that Darren Daulton was still with us so he could have reunited with his old teammates for this special weekend.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 63: Brewers (39-26) at Phillies (33-30)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:

Milwaukee Brewers:                 3
Philadelphia Phillies:               4

SP:   Zach Eflin

WP:   Zach Eflin (3-2)
SV:    Tommy Hunter (1)


RBIs:

Rhys Hoskins = 2 (33)
Cesar Hernandez = 1 (22)
Odubel Herrera = 1 (33)

Runs Scored:

Cesar Hernandez = 1 (43)
J.P. Crawford = 1 (11)
Andrew Knapp = 1 (7)
Zach Eflin = 1 (3)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Dylan Cozens Placed on the DL

Hi everybody,

Phillies outfielder Dylan Cozens was placed on the 10-day DL (Disabled List) yesterday (June 9th) with a strained left quad.  The injury occurred during Friday's (June 8th) game against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Rhys Hoskins Returns from the DL

Hi everybody,

Phillies outfielder Rhys Hoskins was reactivated from the DL (Disabled List) before yesterday's (June 9th) game against the Milwaukee Brewers.  Hoskins has been on the DL since May 30th with a fractured jaw.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 62: Brewers (39-25) at Phillies (32-30)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of yesterday's game:

Milwaukee Brewers:                12
Philadelphia Phillies:               3

SP:   Jake Arrieta

LP:   Jake Arrieta (5-4)


RBIs:

Rhys Hoskins = 3 (31)

Home Runs:

Rhys Hoskins = 1 (7)

Runs Scored:

Cesar Hernandez = 1 (42)
Rhys Hoskins = 1 (30)
Jake Arrieta = 1 (2)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 61: Brewers (38-25) at Phillies (32-29)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of the game on Friday, June 8th:

Milwaukee Brewers:                12
Philadelphia Phillies:               4

SP:   Vincent Velasquez

LP:   Vincent Velasquez (4-7)


RBIs:

Carlos Santana = 2 (37)
Jesmuel Valentin = 1 (1)
Andrew Knapp = 1 (4)

Home Runs:

Carlos Santana = 1 (10)

Runs Scored:

Scott Kingery = 1 (22)
Carlos Santana = 1 (34)
Nick Williams = 1 (18)
J.P. Crawford = 1 (10)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

National Best Friends Day

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to wish you all a happy National Best Friends Day.  To celebrate this special day I decided to share a pic of me and my best pal Little Sherlock as we are about to chow down on some doughnuts.  I hope you all enjoy the day with your best friend.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase