At the Holiday Giving Party, Phillies Charities recognizes local heroes and awards $2.1 million.
It is the time of year to give. The charitable arm of the Philadelphia Phillies, Phillies Charities, Inc., celebrated the holidays on Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park by honoring its 2023 community heroes.
Phillies Charities is giving out $2.1 million in grants this year to a variety of community organizations and non-profits, as well as to deserving community heroes. Phillies Charities honors “… extraordinary area charities who are going above and beyond to provide vital resources to those in need,” according to a press release from the team posted on MLB.com.
This year, the nonprofit announced and recognized 37 organizations that support charitable causes in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, including those in the Clearwater, Reading, and Lehigh Valley regions, home to the Phillies’ minor league affiliates. $35,000 in grants were given to community heroes.
ALS United Mid-Atlantic, Bethesda Project, Clearwater for Youth, Police Athletic League, Richie Ashburn-Harry Kalas Foundation, Strawberry Mansion Learning Center, and the Tug McGraw Foundation are among the other non-profits and organizations that were awarded grants.
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PALO ALABASTE (AP) — The Contemporary Baseball Era committee may be adding some new members to the Hall of Fame this coming weekend. You were probably unaware of its existence.
This year’s candidates for election include executives Hank Peters and Bill White, umpires Joe West and Ed Montague, managers Cito Gaston, Dave Johnson, Lou Piniella, and Jim Leyland.
This competition has an odd selection procedure. The 16-person panel will debate each candidate’s entire body of work before and after 1980 in private, but the candidates were selected for the ballot based on how much of an impact they had after that year.
Great players who excelled in a different phase of the game include Torre, Jim Kaat, and Tim McCarver. Do you think you could play baseball for fifty years? A wonderful legacy. These men should all be commended for having accomplished that.
This is where the difficult task of the voting committee comes in. You are speaking of an honor that will transform the lives of these men. They are between the ages of 70 and 80. Piniella was previously on the ballot, but she was eliminated by one vote. Say a committee member’s vote prevented him from being elected to the Hall of Fame. Dick Allen experienced the same twice, losing by one vote.
Great players who excelled in a different phase of the game include Torre, Jim Kaat, and Tim McCarver. Do you think you could play baseball for fifty years? A wonderful legacy. These men should all be commended for having accomplished that.
This is where the difficult task of the voting committee comes in. You are speaking of an honor that will transform the lives of these men. They are between the ages of 70 and 80. Piniella was previously on the ballot, but she was eliminated by one vote. Say a committee member’s vote prevented him from being elected to the Hall of Fame. Dick Allen experienced the same twice, losing by one vote.
He achieved a great deal during his playing career. During the Orioles’ reign of terror from 1965 to 1972, he was a member of the team that went to four World Series and won two titles. Four All-Star Game trips and three Gold Gloves. As they say, that aint hay.
He protected Hank Aaron in the lineup in 1973 as an Atlanta Brave, setting a record of 43 home runs by a second baseman that remained in effect for 48 years. He returned to play with the Phillies and Cubs after spending a few years in Japan, and he retired following the 1978 season.
Then, he consented to take charge of the Miami Amigos, an independent league team comprised of players akin to those in the motion picture “Major League.” The association
Davey was brought in by the Mets to oversee their system, and in 1984 he was elevated to manager. The pinnacle of his career was his 1986 World Series victory, which made him the first manager to win 90 games in each of his first five seasons. However, he didn’t get along with Mets manager Frank Cashen, and he was fired in 1990 following a 20–22 start. He is a member of the Mets Hall of Fame and the most successful manager in Mets history.
After taking a two-year hiatus to assist with family health matters, he rejoined the Reds as manager 44 games into the 1993 season. Prior to the 1994 strike, he guided Cincinnati to the NL Central lead and won the division in 1995. His disagreements with the proprietor
Johnson rejoined the Orioles in ’96. They had finished 71–73 the previous year. They made it to the AL Championship Series two out of three seasons while Johnson was with them, and he took home the first of his two Manager of the Year honors. Hiring Davey Johnson seemed to be the right move if you wanted your team to make the playoffs.
Joe Girardi later broke the record when he managed the Dodgers, winning his 1,000th game faster than any other manager in history. His work outside of MLB was an expression of his love for the game after this brief stay in Los Angeles.
In addition to managing the Dutch national team, he served as the Olympic team’s bench coach in 2004. In addition to managing Team USA during the World Cup, he served as the 2006 WBC bench coach, the 2008 Olympic team manager, and the 2009 WBC team manager. After that, he spent two seasons managing in the Florida Collegiate Summer League.
He worked as a consultant for Washington Nationals manager Jim Bowden in addition to the aforementioned duties. became a senior advisor to current General Manager Mike Rizzo after that. You guessed it: in the 2011 season, he was named manager of the Nationals. He introduced postseason baseball to Washington in 2012. It was his second time winning Manager of the Year and his third time steering a team to the best record in baseball.
Almost 81 years old now, Davey is a unique baseball man who has probably experienced more than anyone else. He sits in a rocker on his porch. He was everything but a “yes” man. He had his differences with ownership in New York, Cincinnati and Baltimore, but nothing stopped him from winning. He was Manager of the Year in both leagues. He had victories in collegiate leagues, the Olympics, the WBC, and the majors and minors. He could lead a team to victory.
As a manager, he finished 301 games over.500 and ranks 10th all-time among managers with at least 1,000 victories in winning percentage. That list’s nine managers who are in the Hall of Fame are all above him.
He has previously missed a vote in that regard. Respect to Lou Piniella, Cito Gaston, and Jim Leyland, who all merit this recognition, but none compare to Davey Johnson’s commitment to baseball at all levels after 1980. When you add in his playing career, this ought to be his year.
