Comprehensive Profile of Philadelphia Phillies - For Baseball Enthusiasts

The Philadelphia Phillies is the official baseball team of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of the Major League Baseball team. It belonged to the Eastern Division of the Major League Baseball's National League. The team's home is at the Citizens Bank Park with the popular Philly Phanatic as its mascot.

Achievements:

The Philadelphia Phillies won 2 World Series Championship, one in 1980 against Kansas and in 2008 against Tampa Bay. It also won 7 National League pennants and 5 Phillies already grabbed the MVP award. Amongst its MVP's are Mike Schmidt, Chuck Klein, Jim Konstantly, Ryan Howard, and Jimmy Rollins. The team also took home 4 Rookie of the Year awards given to Jack Sanford, Dick Allen, Scott Rolen and Ryan Howard.

Media:

You can listen to the current games updates, news and trivia of the Philadelphia Phillies on their flagship radio station on WPHT 1210 AM. You can also watch their games at its official television station - Comcast SportsNet CSN and WPHL-TV. If you want to watch earlier season games, you can tune in at Comcast Network Philadelphia.

Active Roster:

Among the pitchers of the Philadelphia Phillies are Danys Baez, JA Happ, Joe Blanton, JC Romero, Chad Durblin, and six other pitchers. Current catchers are Carlos Ruiz and Brian Schneider. Infielders are Dobbs, Howard, Polanco, Ransom, Rollins and Valdez while current outfielders are Francisco, Gload, Ibanez, Victorino and Werth.

Charities:

There are a number of charitable organizations that the Philies are sponsoring. This includes the Philiies Phestival which gives donation to the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research. The team also actively helped the Pennsylvania Hospital, Hahnemann University Hospital, and the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.