Matt Albertson
@mattalbertson.bsky.social
SABR Member | Philly SABR President | Historian
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Phillies fan groups through the years. From Philadelphia Ball Park to the Vet to the Bank.
You can also find them on my site: mattalbertson.net/f/phillies-f...
You can also find them on my site: mattalbertson.net/f/phillies-f...
April baseball make you cold? Try one of Johnny Podres' heaters. Sure to warm you right up.
December 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
April baseball make you cold? Try one of Johnny Podres' heaters. Sure to warm you right up.
The Phillies tree is up.
December 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The Phillies tree is up.
If you're a member of the @ordinaryeffort.bsky.social Discord, you understand that Tip O'Neill is a popular selection in Teammaculate Grids.
Be sure to pick up the Tip bio from wherever books are sold.
Be sure to pick up the Tip bio from wherever books are sold.
December 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
If you're a member of the @ordinaryeffort.bsky.social Discord, you understand that Tip O'Neill is a popular selection in Teammaculate Grids.
Be sure to pick up the Tip bio from wherever books are sold.
Be sure to pick up the Tip bio from wherever books are sold.
Last month, I thought I made a cool discovery! This weekend, I learned that Bill Lamb beat me to the punch!
Check out Tom Gillen's new SABR bio!
sabr.org/bioproject
Check out Tom Gillen's new SABR bio!
sabr.org/bioproject
December 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Last month, I thought I made a cool discovery! This weekend, I learned that Bill Lamb beat me to the punch!
Check out Tom Gillen's new SABR bio!
sabr.org/bioproject
Check out Tom Gillen's new SABR bio!
sabr.org/bioproject
Picked this up at the local used bookstore @markarmour04.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Picked this up at the local used bookstore @markarmour04.bsky.social
Outfielders only started wearing gloves at the start of the 20th century. Today's outfielder gloves are essentially arm extensions.
Want to see more XBH and outfielder athleticism? Reduce the size of outfielder gloves.
Want to see more XBH and outfielder athleticism? Reduce the size of outfielder gloves.
“Imagine there was a curved line in the outfield."
New from me:
The gapper is dead. Doubles hit their lowest rate in 3 decades. Triples are at their lowest rate ever.
So who killed the double & triple? And what can MLB do about it?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
New from me:
The gapper is dead. Doubles hit their lowest rate in 3 decades. Triples are at their lowest rate ever.
So who killed the double & triple? And what can MLB do about it?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
The gapper is dead: Who killed the double and triple — and what can MLB do about it?
Armed with analytics, teams are playing outfielders deeper than ever, and doubles and triples are vanishing. Can a rule change fix this?
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Outfielders only started wearing gloves at the start of the 20th century. Today's outfielder gloves are essentially arm extensions.
Want to see more XBH and outfielder athleticism? Reduce the size of outfielder gloves.
Want to see more XBH and outfielder athleticism? Reduce the size of outfielder gloves.
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Alexander Williams, the person behind the first Black owned and operated ballpark, was in an unmarked grave for decades in Highwood Cemetery. No more. Thanks to the Josh Gibson Fndtn and donors, he now has a headstone.
November 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Alexander Williams, the person behind the first Black owned and operated ballpark, was in an unmarked grave for decades in Highwood Cemetery. No more. Thanks to the Josh Gibson Fndtn and donors, he now has a headstone.
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The wife wants to decorate for Christmas...time to get out the Christmas cards!
November 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The wife wants to decorate for Christmas...time to get out the Christmas cards!
A discovery. The Phillies evidently had 14 catchers in 1884. Tom Gillen filled in at catcher on September 19, 1884 for the Phillies in Buffalo. The except from the September 15, 1884 Wilmington News Journal confirms it is him.
www.baseball-reference.com/register/pla...
www.baseball-reference.com/register/pla...
November 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
A discovery. The Phillies evidently had 14 catchers in 1884. Tom Gillen filled in at catcher on September 19, 1884 for the Phillies in Buffalo. The except from the September 15, 1884 Wilmington News Journal confirms it is him.
www.baseball-reference.com/register/pla...
www.baseball-reference.com/register/pla...
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saturday plans sorted
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
saturday plans sorted
FOUNDED WHEN?
The Phillies promote that they were established in 1883 since it was their first season in the National League. It was not their first season, however. The club was organized in early 1882 and played a season in the League Alliance.
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The Phillies promote that they were established in 1883 since it was their first season in the National League. It was not their first season, however. The club was organized in early 1882 and played a season in the League Alliance.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
FOUNDED WHEN?
The Phillies promote that they were established in 1883 since it was their first season in the National League. It was not their first season, however. The club was organized in early 1882 and played a season in the League Alliance.
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The Phillies promote that they were established in 1883 since it was their first season in the National League. It was not their first season, however. The club was organized in early 1882 and played a season in the League Alliance.
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Was up in Cooperstown over the weekend and thought I saw you, @mattalbertson.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Was up in Cooperstown over the weekend and thought I saw you, @mattalbertson.bsky.social
Evergreen.
May 25, 1884 Philadelphia Times
May 25, 1884 Philadelphia Times
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Evergreen.
May 25, 1884 Philadelphia Times
May 25, 1884 Philadelphia Times
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To be fair, when Matt presented, it was ABOUT how the fans felt about the Phillies, so the booing really just added to the ambience. I could smell the cheesesteaks.
November 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
To be fair, when Matt presented, it was ABOUT how the fans felt about the Phillies, so the booing really just added to the ambience. I could smell the cheesesteaks.
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Lmao they’re letting me speak at the Baseball Hall of Fame
November 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Lmao they’re letting me speak at the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Congrats. If I don’t make it, should I direct @justmckinney.bsky.social , @mattalbertson.bsky.social , or someone else to heckle you? 🤣🤣🤣
(Seriously, though, congrats!)
(Seriously, though, congrats!)
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Congrats. If I don’t make it, should I direct @justmckinney.bsky.social , @mattalbertson.bsky.social , or someone else to heckle you? 🤣🤣🤣
(Seriously, though, congrats!)
(Seriously, though, congrats!)
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Thinking today about Jim Devlin: ourgame.mlblogs.com/i-am-honest-...
“I Am Honest, Harry”
The final weeks of the 1877 National League season witnessed a mysterious collapse of the Louisville club, permitting Boston to take the…
ourgame.mlblogs.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Thinking today about Jim Devlin: ourgame.mlblogs.com/i-am-honest-...
@adarowski.bsky.social is there a way to search for teams who had the most catchers in one season? The 1884 Phillies had 12, which is a lot.
November 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
@adarowski.bsky.social is there a way to search for teams who had the most catchers in one season? The 1884 Phillies had 12, which is a lot.
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Quick poll for my followers—who would you vote for on the 2026 Contemporary Baseball Era Player Ballot? Feel free to share for a larger voting pool. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
2026 Contemporary Baseball Era Player Ballot
Who would you vote for on the 2026 Contemporary Baseball Era Player Ballot?
docs.google.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Quick poll for my followers—who would you vote for on the 2026 Contemporary Baseball Era Player Ballot? Feel free to share for a larger voting pool. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
(1895) Delahantytown - Ed Delahanty
November 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
(1895) Delahantytown - Ed Delahanty