[Illustration by ALEX FINE] Bill Giles, The P.T. Barnum Of The Phillies, And The Creature He Brought To Life BY ED KING Pouring Six Beers at a Time and Other Stories from a Lifetime in Baseball is the new autobiography from Philadelphia Phillies’ longtime executive and partner, Bill Giles. The book, like the man I spoke to, has the jovial tone of a true dreamer. A Bill Giles tale is punctuated with knowing chuckles and the uncanny sense that the story is taking on new details since its last telling. Giles came to the public eye in the Philadelphia sports […]

MEET YOUR MAKER: Bill Giles, The P.T. Barnum Of The Phillies, And The Creature He Brought To Life “Bill Giles came to the public eye in the Philadelphia sports scene as the Master of Fun and Games, fearlessly orchestrating wacky promotions that pied-pipered sell-out crowds into the then-state-of-the-art Veterans Stadium. Following the franchise’s lone World Championship and the sudden sale of the Phillies to a group put together by Giles, he briefly enjoyed acclaim as caretaker of the Phillies’ most glorious era, before one too many lineups scribbled on cocktail napkins branded him as Bumbling Leader of the infamous Gang […]

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The Phillies are 3-10 on the season — worst record in the majors, a full game behind a Nationals team that many pundits predicted might challenge baseball’s all-time records for futility. And while Rollins (.305, 6 HR, 11 RBI) has played well… he’s one of very few Phils who can make that claim. –Defending MVP Ryan Howard has been struggling badly, and now may miss time with a knee injury. –Starter Brett Myers and his 9.39 ERA have been banished to the bullpen. –Veteran starter Jon Lieber, the guy everyone thought would be moved for bullpen help now re-joins the […]

PHILADELPHIA — Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier told his lawyer on Thursday to drop a lawsuit against his daughter after she pledged to help him locate his missing business records. The files at the center of the legal dispute never left “Smokin’ Joe’s” North Philadelphia gym, a lawyer for Jacquelyn Frazier-Lyde said Thursday. “I talked to my father today and he asked me how I was doing and I told him that I loved him,” Frazier-Lyde said at a press conference that focused on her campaign for city judge. Frazier’s lawyer said he reluctantly agreed to drop the suit at […]