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