Nearly lost in the joy of winning the National League East Wednesday night was the news of Jamie Moyer's season-ending injury.
At his age, and with his early season struggles, it's not hard to imagine that the veteran southpaw has thrown his last Major League pitch.
But he shouldn't be without a job.
More appropriately, he shouldn't be without a job with his hometown team, The Philadelphia Phillies.
It just so happens the Phillies have an opening. ...
Seattle Mariners' Mike Carp samples the ice cream he was hit with as Jen Mueller with Fox Sports Northwest interviews him in the dugout after the 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox of a baseball game in Seattle on Wednesday.
Honoring a legend.
The pennant races are closing in.
Henceforth, Matt Wieters shall be known as the Lord of Baltimore.
The Southpaw just found this video on the Phillies Web site.
It's an old interview with Harry Kalas and John Marzano, both of whom were taken from Phillies fans too soon.
While Marzano never made it to The Bigs with the Phillies, he had a serviceable career in the American League and played a season with the Phillies Triple-A team, which played their games in the Southpaw's hometown of Moosic.
Marzano was involved in a player' clinic I once attended. It was a lot of fun and very educational.
Anyway, Marzano grew up a Phillies fan and had a short career as a broadcaster before he passed away. Here is Marzano getting to hear Harry Kalas call a mythical home run.
The best thing about the video is that you can see Marzano is sincerely enthused.
Anyway it's worth the look.
The Orioles had a rough day in Arlington. It was a banner day in Seattle. And congrats are in order to Johan Santana. He and his wife had their third baby, Johan Jr.
And there's this little thing about a new stadium in The Bronx.
The day after The City of Brotherly Love cried itself to sleep, there's a lot to talk about Harry Kalas.
We have many links to stories about the late Harry Kalas, some recaps of good action on Monday and few other interesting notes.
Tell us your favorite story about Harry the K.
We here at The Southpaw have two.
The first came the summer before I fell in love with the game. It was at a time when baseball was something in the background of my life. Something that I mostly ignored. But, for whatever reason, I've always remembered this moment. It was a moment, involving a father and a son, as many baseball moments should be. We'd gone to Memorial Stadium in Scranton, our hometown, to see Scranton High play football.
When we left the game, my father and I climbed into his ancient, blue Volkswagon Beetle, and it was the first time I heard Harry Kalas say the name "Mickey Morandini." He stretched the two words out like Saran Wrap over a big bowl. It sounded so distinct, I couldn't help but listen to a game for the first time.
I've always remembered that night. That my father had the windows down despite the early autumn chill. The sound of the football game's crowd that we were leaving. The way the AM radioband crackled.
But most of all I remember that voice.
Harry Kalas calls the final strike of the 2008 World Series.
Harry Kalas, the Hall-of-Fame voice of the Philadelphia Phillies, has died.
For those who followed the Philadelphia Phillies, Kalas was the best part of being a fan. Sure, you admired Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton; you watched Darren Daulton and John Kruk, hoping they would come through in the clutch; awaited Scott Rolen's next great play at third or Bobby Abreu gunning a runner out at second.
But, more often than not, they let you down. After all, they were parts of the first franchise that lost 10,000 times.
But their biggest win wasn't when Tug McGraw struck out Willie Wilson in 1980, when Richie Ashburn gunned down Cal Abrams at the plate in 1950 or when Brad Lidge whiffed Erik Hinske last year.
The franchise's biggest victory was in the offseason of 1971, when they signed the Naperville, Ill., native to be a part of their broadcast team.
Thanks to that move, the Phillies radio booth featured Kalas and his best friend, Richie Ashburn.
The duo's affection for each other and the game was magical. You grew up on them, even if you were an adult the first time you heard them together.
