Tag Archives: Philadelphia

Bring Your A’s Game on 6 ABC: A Story About Hope

Posted on March 22, 2012 by jtramsay

Thanks to 6 ABC for this piece. Knew folks would love the bit about more chances to boo the Red Sox and Yankees. If you haven’t seen the piece, watch the video for a sense of what Bring Your A’s … Continue reading →

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Bring Your A’s Game Community Takes Over in 2012

Posted on February 22, 2012 by jtramsay

What better way to start off the 2012 MLB season than with a little publicity, right? First I had the chance to chat with Ed Condran over at the Philly Post about the prospects of the A’s returning to Philadelphia … Continue reading →

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Bring Your A’s Game Goes to the Philly Geek Awards!

Posted on August 19, 2011 by jtramsay

The good folks at Geekadelphia were kind enough to nominate Bring Your A’s Game for a Philly Geek Award! Tonight we’ll find out if we can outgeek some great nominees, including PhillieBot and the guy who built the amazing Pennant … Continue reading →

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Bring Your A’s Game Nominated for a Philly Geek Award!

Posted on June 2, 2011 by jtramsay

How about that!? We’re up against some stiff competition. No, really. The Sports category features that robot from Penn that throws like Kyle Kendrick and the guy who built the Pennant app, which is a must for pretty much every … Continue reading →

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Bring Your A’s Game Event at Memphis Taproom Beer Garden 6/24

Posted on May 17, 2011 by jtramsay

Join us Friday, June 24th for beer, hot dogs and baseball in the brand spankin’ new beer garden at Memphis Taproom. Craft cans and gourmet dogs — need I say more? You can check it out here. We’ll be in … Continue reading →

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The Home of the Original Athletic Base Ball Club

Posted on May 16, 2011 by jtramsay

We recently discussed the original home of Connie Mack’s Philadelphia Athletics in Brewerytown, but what about the guys who helped make baseball a profession? Those guys played at the Jefferson Street Grounds. The video posted here shows you the western … Continue reading →

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Finding a New Home for the Athletics in Philadelphia

Posted on May 12, 2011 by jtramsay

If you’ve checked out my earlier post about the original home of the Philadelphia Athletics, you probably noticed that it’s a dense residential neighborhood with a few streets running through it. I’m no developer, but I think it’s safe to … Continue reading →

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Can We Please Revive the City Series?

Posted on May 12, 2011 by jtramsay

Read this article and tell me if it doesn’t sound like the awesomest thing that could possibly happen to baseball in Philadelphia. If people like Big 5 Basketball — and I think they do — this would be its MLB … Continue reading →

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The Original Home of the Philadelphia Athletics

Posted on May 12, 2011 by jtramsay

View Columbia Park in a larger map You know what might be cool? A ballpark in Brewerytown! I know the neighborhood is seeing quite a bit of new investment. Maybe it’d be chic to have a boutique ballpark in the … Continue reading →

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What Made You a Philadelphia Athletics Fan?

Posted on May 11, 2011 by jtramsay

My pal (and Bring Your A’s Game fan) Johnny Goodtimes recently fired up with Philly sports wayback machine with his new blog, Philly Sports History. He’s been doing a bunch of great features on interesting figures in Philadelphia sports folklore … Continue reading →

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