This Day in Philly Sports History - May 17, 2025

Welcome to a Saturday edition of the podcast. The Phillies beat the Pirates 8-4 last night, Ranger Suarez looked good for the second straight start and Bryce Harper hit career RBI 1000. Prior to the game Aaron Nola was put on the IL. Mick Abel will make his MLB debut on Sunday. The Union look to make it 6 straight without a loss.Today's Question of the Day is "Are you excited for Mick Abel's MLB debut?"Today's Philly Sports Summertime Playlist song of the day is Gonna Fly Now by Bill Conti.On this day in 1979 the Phillies beat the Cubs in one of the wildest games in MLB history, 23-22 in 10 innings. The teams combined for 11 homers - Mike Schmidt hit 2 for the Phils.The Discord Channel is now live.  Stop by and say hello.  https://discord.gg/8vJUv62ZRWLeave your text or voicemail thoughts and opinions on the Back to the Phuture Voice/Text Line @ 267-495-8531Check out Phillygoat.com for all of your Philly apparel needs. Use the promo code JIMMONTGOMERY for 10% off of your order Lotwyn 3D-Printed Hype Chains.  Bring the hype to every moment that matters.  Got to Lotwyn.com explore theshop or reach out if you want something custom made.The Clashing Conferences Podcast brings together the everyday passion of REAL fans and their not so friendly friends for the purpose of real life sports entertainment.  Available wherever you get your pods and on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGLVSg7IjPpQ93iTUPb-KIgThe 2025 Induction Class for the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame is set.  Here’s who got in https://www.philadelphiasportshalloffame.org/Check out the Philly Sports History Portal for access to the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame New Digital Archive https://sites.google.com/phillyhall.org/phillysportshistory