What were the 1941 Phillies doing while Joe DiMaggio was making history?

Philadelphia Phillies 1941 (Photo by Sporting News via Getty Images/Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images) | Sporting News via Getty Images I don’t know if you’ve been down to Clearwater lately, but the programs smell weird. It’s like a pulpy garbage smell that is very distinct, and it’s continued since at least 2022 when I smelled it the first time. It must have something to do with the printing process, which is a guess I am making with absolutely no evidence or further knowledge.

Somebody could be dipping each individual program in Florida puddle water for all I know, but I’m giving the Phillies the benefit of the doubt for some reason. But I can promise you this: If you are looking for reading material this spring that doesn’t smell weird, I’ve got just the book for you: “ Summer of the Cheap Wieners: What the 1941 Phillies were doing while Joe DiMaggio was making history. ” Who are you?

Ha ha, what is this, an email from my publisher? But seriously folks, I’m a last-gen Phillies writer (maybe two gens ago now) who wrote here on The Good Phight in the 2010s, ran the site briefly into the ground, and left. I also worked on the Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News sports desk before everybody got laid off, and I’ve been writing at Baseball Prospectus pretty much ever since.

Here are some TGP articles of mine of which I am particularly fond: One Last Mess at McFadden’s More than a Minute with Murph Step into the Relief Room It All Begins in Billtown The Good Phight and its talented, illustrious staff have permitted me to come back to my old stomping grounds to talk about my book, like one of those cool kids from your hometown who regularly comes back to visit their old high school while everyone whispers to each other. What are you doing here? It’s opening day, we’re busy.