Alumni Weekend - Celebration of 2008 World Championship Team

Hi everybody,

Alumni Weekend concluded earlier today with a pregame ceremony honoring the 2008 World Championship Phillies team.  Almost all the members of the 2008 team were in attendance and many of those who could not attend (Chase Utley, Cole Hamels, Matt Stairs and Chris Coste) provided video messages to their teammates and the fans.  It was great to see the 2008 team again.  It makes me want to watch some 2008 Phils baseball.

2008 World Champs Reunion Photo

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Former Phils Hitting Coach Matt Stairs Named Hitting Coach For Padres

Hi everybody,

Former Phillies hitting coach Matt Stairs was recently named the new hitting coach for the San Diego Padres.  Stairs had been the Phils hitting coach for the 2017 season after being a member of the announcing crew.  Stairs had previously play for the Phils when they became World F'n Champs in 2008.  During that epic run in 2008, Stairs hit a monster home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the NL Championship series.  Good luck in San Diego, Mr. Stairs!

What a hit....

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

2016 Little Chase Season Highlights (2-17-17)

Hi everybody,

Sadly this is the final 2016 season "highlight"...but it is a great one.  This "highlight" occurred when the Phillies TV Broadcast Crew were posing for their annual photo.  I decided to join in since one of my dreams is to someday be on Gregg Murphy's Phillies Notebook.  I even put on a tie so I could appear more professional.  Lucky for me the the broadcast team didn't seem to mind my appearance in one of their photos.

Don't I look professional?

I hope you have enjoyed all of my 2016 highlights.  With the baseball season starting soon, I'm sure there will be plenty of great new highlights in 2017.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Matt Stairs Hired As New Phillies Hitting Coach

Hi everybody,

Phillies broadcaster and former player Matt Stairs has been hired as the new hitting coach.  Stairs played for the Phillies in 2008-2009 where he became a folk hero for the Home Run he crushed against the Dodgers in the 2008 NLCS.  He rejoined the team in 2014 as a member of the Phillies broadcast team.

Stairs replaces former hitting coach Steve Henderson, who was let go at the end of the 2016 season.  Stairs replacement in the broadcast booth has not yet been named.

Congrats on becoming the new hitting coach Mr. Stairs and I hope that you are extremely successful.

Stairs go BOOM!!!

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

Congrats to Jamie Moyer and Matt Stairs

Hi everybody,

Just wanted to congratulate Matt Stairs and Jamie Moyer for their new positions as members of the Phillies TV Broadcast Team.  The former 2008 World Series Champs will be in the booth this season with Tom McCarthy.  They will each work at least 100 games and will be a three-man team with McCarthy for more than 30 games.  Stairs and Moyer replace long time broadcaster Chris "Wheels" Wheeler and Gary Matthews.  Both Wheeler and Matthews will be doing other work for the Phillies.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase