#gene garber

Phillies 50: Forgotten 1974 – Erskine Thomason

The ‘Phillies 50’ series pitching entry from the 1974 ball club is another who fits absolutely perfectly into the definition of minimal impact on both that year’s ball club and Major League Baseball as a whole.

Right-hander Erskine Thomason had been the 22nd round pick of the Phillies in the 1970 MLB Amateur Draft out of, believe it or not, Erskine College in his native South Carolina.

Thomason…

#Braves must fix ‘pen now to avoid road trip from Hell

In 1982, the surprising Braves embarked on an 11-game West Coast road trip with a 62-43 record and a 5-1/2 game lead in the NL West. They returned to Atlanta a game and a half behind the Dodgers, having lost 10 of 11 during their visit to Cali due largely to an ineffective bullpen.

In the first game, at Chavez Ravine, Gene Garber coughed up a 2-1 lead in the 9th, his sixth blown save of the year.…