2012 - Philadelphia Phillies, At Least Cole is Staying

[Geowhizzer]

If he got out of the Army in 68' like he said then that makes him a Vietnam Vet.

Figures, the only war America lost is Wheeler's fault.

[Geowhizzer]

More seriously, his Phillies bio doesn't mention anything about military:

A Philadelphia native, "Wheels" is entering his 36th season as a Phillies broadcaster. The longest-tenured member of the Phillies broadcast team, he has done play-by-play and color analysis on both radio and television.

Wheeler began his Phillies career in 1971 as assistant director of publicity and public relations under Larry Shenk. While a member of that department, he was added to the broadcast team in 1977. In addition to his broadcast duties, Wheeler was named director of the Phillies' new community relations department in 1982. In 1991, he became the department's director of the Speakers Bureau, a position he held through 1997. Additionally, Wheeler was the camp coordinator for Phillies Dream Week from 1983-99.

After graduating from Penn State University in 1967 with a BA degree in journalism and broadcasting, Wheeler got his first job with WCAU Radio in Philadelphia as a news writer and reporter, while also doing traffic reports from an airplane. He then moved to WBBM Radio in Chicago, followed by a stint in New York with CBS Radio, before joining the Phillies.

A graduate of Marple Newtown High School, Wheeler resides in Blue Bell, Pa. He is the author of View from the Booth, which recounts his four decades with the Phillies.

That timeline wouldn't seem to leave much time left for military service, but I guess anything's possible.

[MDS]

its a shame he didnt die

[ice grillin you]

just saw this stat: phifer this year with RISP: .333, .961 OPS, 14 extra-base hits allowed

all last year in those situations he gave up 11 xtrabh


why is he not a dodger right now?

[Sgt PSN]

Because they saw the same stat?

[ice grillin you]

good point

[ice grillin you]

[ice grillin you]

phils are 11-27 on weekends

[Sgt PSN]

Most people don't work on the weekends, so why should they be any different?

[MDS]

lol @ that lineup

how the mighty have fallen

[ice grillin you]

lance calling balls and strikes today for vance and lance

[MDS]

todd reading  ew fall movie preview on his porch

[ice grillin you]

love the movie preview issues....ill be reading it on the train tuesday morn

GO PHILS!

[MDS]

theres a solid 2 pager on the twilight movie (which for the life of me i thought was over last year), other than that good read so far

[Don Ho]

Lil @ that lineup

how the mighty have fallen

Lineup?  I thought it was the passenger list for the Titanic.