That home run was also a taste of sweet revenge. :) It was my 200th hit of the season and it happened against the team that traded me. That was fun!

Remembering a time when expanded rosters in September were a baseball family reunion. @phillies.com @mlb.com @watchmarquee.bsky.social @espn.com @theathletic.com

Catch us on ESPN Radio for @tigers.bsky.social @redsox.com! Who will make the playoffs?!? @mlb.com @espn.com

"There's nobody in Cleveland on Sept. 4 who's thinking this team will make a playoff run." Great new Starkville. @dougglanville.bsky.social and I look ahead to a wild final week of the season with 2 of our favorite play-by-play voices, Tom Hamilton and @dannyspxp.bsky.social. So good!

It is important to put team first during a year-end playoff push, but sometimes that ego gets in the way. @mlb.com @phillies.com @watchmarquee.bsky.social @espn.com @theathletic.com #cubs #phillies

Imagine playing major league baseball for your childhood favorite team by day and backstage with your favorite band, Daryl Hall & John Oates, by night. Part 2 of a 3 part feature on music, baseball, and identity. @phillies.com @phillysport.bsky.social @mlb.com

"I expect him to be a great Met going forward." ICYMI David Stearns joined me and @dougglanville.bsky.social on the new Starkville. Talking: Alonso's future Mets' inconsistency All those young starters & his favorite ride on the No. 7 train Listen free! theathletic.lnk.to/windTX

9-9-2001- The Phillies beat the expos in convincing fashion to set up a crucial late season series with the Braves . Little did we know what would happen next @dougglanville.bsky.social @2008philz.bsky.social #RingTheBell

Time for the weekly call for Starkville trivia! It's your shot to stump me & @dougglanville.bsky.social with baseball #trivia *live* on our show. Try it. It's fun Just hit us with a fun question, reply in this thread & you could join us This week's suggestion: your trivia favorites!

Great conversation with my @espn.com colleague, Jon “Boog” Sciambi on the Chicago Cubs and the state of @mlb.com! @watchmarquee.bsky.social Full show⚾️⬇️⚾️ theathletic.lnk.to/windTX On Pete Crow-Armstrong’s impact!

“If you make it to the major leagues, I will introduce you to Hall & Oates.” In 7th grade, a promise was made to me by the editor of Guitar Magazine. His wife was my 6th grade teacher. Nearly 15 years later, a promise was kept. Here is Part 1. @mlb.com @espn.com @rollingstone.com @phillies.com

We had a great time interviewing the @thesavbananas.bsky.social Coach RAC on our Starkville pod! @theathletic.com @jaysonst.bsky.social @espn.com On the lessons for @mlb.com Full show 🍌⚾️⬇️🍌 theathletic.lnk.to/windTX

Thanks for the wishes! Time flies but I am still having fun!!!

@dougglanville.bsky.social I’m going to continue my yearly tradition of wishing you a happy birthday while saying thanks a lot for taking all of the athleticism and intellect available on 8/25/1970. Well, at least I was alloted self-deprecation ability.

It's last call for Starkville #Trivia Want to stump me & @dougglanville.bsky.social with baseball #trivia *live* on our show? Hit us with a fun question, by replying in this thread & you could join us This week’s suggestion: HR trivia

Baseball players have long memories and it turns out, so does the game. My latest on Substack. @mlb.com @phillies.com @espn.com @theathletic.com

Ken makes some excellent points on the Brewers in this column. And @dougglanville.bsky.social and I asked Christian Yelich about this very topic on the most recent Starkville theathletic.lnk.to/windTX

Thanks so much! Hope all is well. D

In a game where failing 7 out of 10 times makes you a legend, players can have moments of hating what they love. My latest Welcome to Glanville! @mlb.com @phillies.com @theathletic.com @watchmarquee.bsky.social @angels.com @espn.com

It's the Saturday call for Starkville trivia! Take your shot to stump me & @dougglanville.bsky.social with baseball #trivia *live* on our show Hit us with a fun question, by replying in this thread, and you could join us This week’s suggestion: the Hall of Fame or Hall of Famers!

The rules of the game will change but it is the changes in the language of the game that frame our stories. Unboxed at Welcome to Glanville on Substack! @mlb.com @theathletic.com @espn.com @phillies.com @watchmarquee.bsky.social #cubs

"Everyone wants to know why we win...It's like they're kind of amazed we're not bad." Christian Yelich joins me and @dougglanville.bsky.social on a fantastic new Starkville. On the Brewers' secret sauce, pocket pancakes, Uecker, playing with Ichiro & lots more. So good! theathletic.lnk.to/windTX

It's last call for Starkville #Trivia Want to stump me & @dougglanville.bsky.social with baseball #trivia *live* on our show? Hit us with a fun question, by replying in this thread & you could join us This week’s suggestion (in honor of Max vs Kershaw): Cy Young trivia!

The clubhouses in today’s game are fully appointed with high performance amenities. But it may be challenging to find someone inside. @mlb.com @espn.com @phillies.com #Cubs @theathletic.com

It's the Saturday call for Starkville #Trivia Want to stump me & @dougglanville.bsky.social with baseball #trivia *live* on our show? Hit us with a fun question, by replying in this thread & you could join us This week’s suggestion (in honor of Max vs Kershaw): Cy Young trivia!

"And then Dave Dombrowski...got their attention." How did the Twins' deadline selloff go from a trickle to Niagara Falls? Former Twins GM Thad Levine joins me & @dougglanville.bsky.social on an amazing new Starkville. Great stories from behind the curtain on Deadline Day! theathletic.lnk.to/windTX

A life playing baseball has its stories carried inside the bag that holds everything. My latest Unboxed on Substack! @phillies.com @mlb.com @espn.com @yankees.com @theathletic.com @watchmarquee.bsky.social

Jimmy Rollins arrived to the big leagues and then played, talked, and worked his way into greatness. My latest Substack post on Welcome to Glanville! @phillies.com @mlb.com @espn.com @theathletic.com

In the passing of Ryne Sandberg, my teammate, friend, and baseball legend, I found myself grappling with a fundamental question. How do you mourn when the game keeps going? @mlb.com @espn.com @phillies.com #cubs @theathletic.com @watchmarquee.bsky.social @baseballhall.org

Bullpen or bat for Phillies at the deadline? "If you can do both in one fell swoop I think that's what David would aim for" Another great new Starkville! Phillies owner John Middleton on the deadline, Schwarber & Dick Allen And we remember Ryne Sandberg theathletic.lnk.to/windTX

On the call with my man Jon “Boog” Sciambi! Sunday Night Baseball on @espn.com right now! @mets.com @mets.com @mlb.com

It's the Saturday call for Starkville #trivia It's your shot to stump me & @dougglanville.bsky.social with baseball #trivia *live* on our show Hit us with a fun question, by replying in this thread & you could join us This week’s suggestion: Hall of Fame trivia!

As the new inductees enter the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum this weekend, I think of Fernando Valenzuela and what he instilled in me. My latest on Substack! #dodgers #mlb #cubs @dodgers.com @phillies.com @mlb.com @espn.com

Finding the right time to take out an ace pitcher highlights one of the most difficult decisions for a manager. @tigers.bsky.social @mlb.com @espn.com @phillies.com @watchmarquee.bsky.social @theathletic.com

It's last call for Starkville #trivia It's your shot to stump me & @dougglanville.bsky.social with baseball #trivia *live* on our show Hit us with a fun question, by replying in this thread & you could join us This week’s suggestion: all-stars! Or most ASGs!

In not making the All-Star team, enjoying the break in your schedule fuels conflicting emotions. The second half has begun. @mlb.com @espn.com @theathletic.com @phillies.com #cubs #phillies

An entire league got Schwarbered. Congratulations. 😉

@dougglanville.bsky.social AL has been Schwarbered 😂

You never know who you'll run into at an All Star Game. This guy looks just like ⁦‪@dougglanville‬⁩.bsky.social

In bringing back the team uniforms for the All-Star Game, baseball brings back some soul. @mlb.com @espn.com @theathletic.com #Phillies #Cubs @phillies.com

Pitching is about much more than throwing strikes. What happens when the strike zone is automated? @mlb.com @espn.com @phillies.com @watchmarquee.bsky.social @theathletic.bsky.social

We lost a giant in our family. Uncle Q. He had an infinite capacity for providing encouragement and my baseball career reflected how I was one of his many beneficiaries. @mlb.com @espn.com @upenn.edu @theathletic.bsky.social @dodgersdigest.bsky.social @jackierobinsonfdtn.bsky.social

"I can finally not have to debate that...Who cares? I'm a Hall of Famer" It's a special new Starkville For years Billy Wagner had to defend his career to the doubters. Now he's 2 weeks from induction weekend. Such a cool conversation with me & @dougglanville.bsky.social theathletic.lnk.to/windTX

It's another fun new Starkville: Cubs catcher Carson Kelly joins me & @dougglanville.bsky.social, telling great stories of: His crazy cycle His Everything Hurts t-shirt Imanaga & PCA Sweating out the ASG vote How he became a Cubs fan in Oregon Lots more! theathletic.lnk.to/windTX

Great memories from a baseball summer well spent in Cape Cod. I found new family and new friendships. @mlb.com @theathletic.bsky.social @espn.com @milb.com @pennbaseball.bsky.social

Exciting ESPN Sunday Night Baseball matchup between the @twins.com and @tigers.bsky.social! Cy Young award winner Tarik Skubal is on the mound for the #Tigers. And #Twins Byron Buxton is back! @mlb.com @espn.com #mlb. On the call with Jon Sciambi! @espnpr.bsky.social

It's last call for Starkville #Trivia Want to stump me & @dougglanville.bsky.social with baseball #trivia *live* on our show? Hit us with a fun question, post your question in reply to this thread & you could join us This week’s suggestion: Best pitchers of the 21st century

It's our Saturday call for Starkville #Trivia Want to stump me & @dougglanville.bsky.social with baseball #trivia *live* on our show? Hit us with a fun question, post your question in reply to this thread & you could join us This week’s suggestion: Best pitchers of the 21st century

Dave Dombrowski visited Starkville this week and offered great insight into the Phillies' deadline plans. You can read about it here www.nytimes.com/athletic/645... Or better yet listen to the whole show theathletic.lnk.to/windTX

I learned so much from my teammate, Ryne Sandberg. Maybe the most important lesson was how to value quiet strength. @cubszone.bsky.social @mlb.com @espn.com @phillies.com #Cubs #Phillies #MLB