It's May does that mean it's hitting season? The Phillies hit 3 homers in last night's 7-2 win over the Nationals so maybe it is. We run our Tankathon simulations for the Flyers and Sixers. We also kick off our countdown to summer with the first song on our Philly Sports Summer Playlist.
Today's Question of the Day is "Who is the best catcher in Phillies history?"
We kick our Philly Sports Summer Playlist with Phil Collins' In the Air Tonight which was the walkup song for Carlos Ruiz.
The Phillies played their first game today in 1883 losing to the Providence Grays 4-3. In 1972 the Phillies beat the Dodgers 2-1. Dick Selma pitched the 5th straight complete game by Phillies pitching.
The 2025 Induction Class for the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame is set. Here’s who got in https://www.philadelphiasportshalloffame.org/
Meet Lenny Wagner, the author of “Playing with the Best: One Man’s Journey through the Golden Age of Sports. The book chronicles the amazing life of Walter French who won both an World Series and NFL Championship.
For more information about Lenny or Walter go to https://www.playingwiththebest.com
Leave your text or voicemail thoughts and opinions on the Back to the Phuture Voice/Text Line @ 267-495-8531
Check out Phillygoat.com for all of your Philly apparel needs. Use the promo code JIMMONTGOMERY for 10% off of your order
The Clashing Conferences Podcast brings together the everyday passion of REAL fans and their not so friendly friends for the purpose of real life sports entertainment. Available wherever you get your pods and on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGLVSg7IjPpQ93iTUPb-KIg
Checkout the Philly Sports History Portal for access to the Philadelphia Sports Hallof Fame New Digital Archive https://sites.google.com/phillyhall.org/phillysportshistory
