Deb Nocito

[Jeff Kerr @JeffKerrPHL]

"I can't lift my arm over my head but I'm gonna do it.

"I had like 20-25 first pitches, but this may be my last."

Mike Schmidt opens up on his health and throwing the first pitch at the All-Star Game later this month.

#Phillies

https://t.co/57l2zrtQYt

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

"Who is Mike Schmidt?"—this scene from "Always Sunny in Philadelphia" is hilarious (NSFW).

[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

In his final minutes, knowing he would never meet his unborn daughter, Todd Beamer could have begged for mercy. Instead, he chose resistance. He prayed with a stranger and spoke two words the world would never forget.
It was September 11, 2001. United Airlines Flight 93 departed Newark at 8:42 a.m., bound for San Francisco. On board were 44 people, including four Islamist terrorists who hijacked the plane. Among the passengers was 32-year-old Todd Beamer — a husband and father of two young sons. His wife was seven months pregnant with their daughter.
At 9:28 a.m., the hijackers stormed the cockpit. The plane shuddered, screams filled the cabin, and the aircraft turned east toward Washington. The pilots were no longer in control.
Todd used the seatback phone and reached a customer service operator, Lisa Jefferson. He spoke calmly, describing the hijackers, their weapons, and the situation on board. As passengers began calling their families, it became clear: the World Trade Center and the Pentagon had already been attacked. This was not a hijacking for negotiation. The plane itself was the weapon.
Todd understood that doing nothing meant certain death — and mass casualties on the ground. He asked Lisa for one final favor: if he did not survive, to tell his family how much he loved them.
He had every reason to be afraid. But fear did not stop him. Todd joined other passengers. They spoke quietly, accepted the risk, and chose to act.
Before moving, Todd asked to pray. At 30,000 feet, he prayed with a stranger. His voice was steady.
Then he said: “Are you ready, guys?
Okay. Let’s roll.”
At 10:03 a.m., Flight 93 crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. No one on board survived. But the plane never reached Washington. Investigators later concluded the target was likely the U.S. Capitol or the White House.
That attack never happened.
This was the first successful act of resistance that day — carried out not by soldiers, but by ordinary people who refused to be used as weapons. Todd’s daughter, Morgan, was born four months later. She grew up knowing who her father was and the choice he made.
Forty names are carved into stone at the memorial site — people who chose action over submission.
Todd Beamer boarded a plane expecting an ordinary day. He made a choice that changed history.
That is courage.

[Phillies Tailgate @PhilsTailgate]

Tonight at 8:30 on ABC, Abbott Elementary will air their episode that was filmed at Citizens Bank Park on August 28.

Kyle Schwarber makes a cameo in the episode after hitting 4 Home Runs against the Atlanta Braves!

[Joseph Saraceno @JoeSaracenoSr]

Couldn’t say it better! Jaden and Landon are high end talents and even better all around people. Coached by the absolute best @LeeMilano1 who has always emphasized the development of the person not just the player. Success of his former players off the field speaks volumes of the school and the program @Baseball_Naz. Let’s go J!

[Deb Nocito @debba1206]

@AndreaThome 😍

[Larry Shenk @ShenkLarry]

😍OTD 2004: Jim Thome homers off José Acevedo in the first inning at Citizens Bank Park for his historic 400th career HR. Following a lengthy rain delay, the Phillies win, 10-7, over Cincinnati. #phillies

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

Dale Murphy and Steve Bedrosian and their grand kids on the same t-ball team ⚾️🧢

[Phillies Tailgate @PhilsTailgate]

Happy 46th Birthday to former Phillies Outfielder Jayson Werth!

[Kevin W. @Brink_Thinker]

Dad receives a last message from his son who passed 😭💔

[Tim Kelly @TimKellySports]

A little pregame reunion between Ryan Howard, Cole Hamels and Pat Burrell

[Tim Kelly @TimKellySports]

Pat Burrell — now the hitting coach for the Giants — just received his Wall of Fame ring from John Middleton. The Phillies didn’t give out WOF rings yet when he was inducted in 2015.

[Gregg Murphy @GMurphPhils]

Guess who's back? 😏

[Be Believing @Be_Believing]

She deserves to be remembered for her bravery 🙌

[NBC10 Philadelphia @NBCPhiladelphia]

USA Today readers name Citizens Bank Park as America's best MLB stadium https://t.co/ZbuEPqPeyJ

[Clearwater Threshers @Threshers]

Topper is on sight at pouring drinks at the Darren Daulton Foundation Celebrity Bartending Event 🍻

[Scott Lauber @ScottLauber]

The #Phillies are honoring former manager (and 1980 third base coach) Lee Elia in a pregame ceremony. Elia, 87, a Philly native and Olney High graduate, is here with family, friends, and a guest list that includes Lou Piniella and Pat Gillick.

[MLB @MLB]

The caps have officially been chosen for the newest Hall of Famers' plaques.

[NBC Sports Philadelphia @NBCSPhilly]

"Playing for you on Sunday my man."

A.J. Brown took to social media when he heard about the 10-year-old boy who protected his sister from the plane crash in Northeast Philadelphia.
https://t.co/712SESlAYL

[SPORTSRADIO 94WIP @SportsRadioWIP]

A.J. Brown says he’s playing for Trey Howard, the 10-year-old diehard Eagles fan who was injured in the Northeast Philly plane crash. ❤️

https://t.co/mDY9cqsxjc