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  Reading, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reading (pronounced red - 'ing) is the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Overlooking Reading on Mount Penn is a distinctive pagoda, known locally as "The Pagoda" or otherwise as the "Reading Pagoda".
The Greater Reading Area (Reading and its outlying suburbs) are generally agreed to be the population of Berks County (estimated 391,640 in 2004).
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 Reading Phillies Baseball Club - Celebrating 40 Seasons
The home of the Reading Phillies is 36 years the senior of any other park in the EL.
On March 28, 1945, Reading City Council voted unanimously to purchase 27 acres of ground known as Cathedral Heights at a cost of $64,491 for the purpose of building a municipal stadium.
Reading’s first video screen, which was replaced an estimated four years before it needed to be, measured 15’ W x 11’ H. Within each square foot of its 165 sq.
www.readingphillies.com /stadium_history.htm   (1805 words)

  
 Greater Reading Convention & Visitors Bureau November 22, 1999 Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Reading, PA - The Reading Phillies have been informed by Minor League Baseball (formerly known as the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues) that they have been selected to receive the 1999 Larry MacPhail Trophy.
Reading joins Columbus (1977 and 1979) and Nashville (1980-81) as the only teams to win the award more than once in the same decade and only seven teams have won the award more than once since its inception in 1966.
Reading will be presented with the award at a luncheon December 12 at the Anaheim Hilton and Towers in Anaheim, CA as part of Baseball's annual Winter Meetings which run from December 10-14.
www.readingberkspa.com /media/pr_11_22_99.asp   (408 words)

  
 Reading Phillies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Reading Phillies are a minor league baseball team based in Reading, Pennsylvania.
The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies major-league club.
The Phillies play in FirstEnergy Stadium, previously known as Reading Municipal Memorial Stadium, Reading.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Reading_Phillies   (140 words)

  
 Eastern League Baseball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Reading Phillies and Philadelphia Phillies announced that the R-Phils will play a regular season home game at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park in 2005 and that they have renewed their Player Development Contract (PDC) for the maximum four years.
Reading will be the home team for the single-game in Philadelphia and then travel to Trenton to be the visitors for their regularly scheduled three-game series May 10-12.
Reading and Philadelphia's renewal of the PDC ensures that the Phillies will remain in Reading through the 2008 season, which will be the R-Phils' 42nd season.
www.easternleague.com /release.taf?release=485   (644 words)

  
 Minor League Baseball: History: Top 100 Teams   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The city of Reading, Pennsylvania, located in the eastern part of the state, joined professional baseball near the dawn of the minor leagues as a member of the Interstate League in 1883.
Reading’s next foray into minor league baseball came in 1907 as a member of the Class B Tri-State League.
Other Reading players who reached the majors were 1B Francisco Melendez, who played 74 games for the Phillies, Giants and Orioles, 1984-89, and LHP George Riley, who went 1-5, 4.97 with the Cubs, Giants and Expos in 1979-80, 84 and 86.
www.minorleaguebaseball.com /app/milb/history/top100.jsp?idx=62   (1293 words)

  
 Diamond Dreams: Reading Phillies
READING — Its Hall of Fame includes former major league superstars Mike Schmidt, Greg Luzinski, Larry Bowa, Ryne Sandberg, Andre Thornton and Roger Maris.
The Reading Phillies' promotions, the coordinating of which Hunsicker is in charge, are also a big attraction for fans.
On the field, the Reading Phillies offer a brand of baseball that often includes top-notch prospects that go on to become major league superstars, either with the Philadelphia Phillies or other major league teams.
www.schuylkill.com /dreams/reading1.htm   (816 words)

  
 Keeping Score: June 2005 Archives
But nobody thought the Phillies would be this bad, either, clinging to the worst record in the league as the midway point approaches.
Lee was an All-Star for Reading in 2003, but his career seemed to fizzle last season at Triple-A. The Phillies sent him back to Reading to start this season, and tucked him away in their bullpen.
Tonight, the Phillies almost let a 2-1 lead slip away in the eighth inning when Juan Richardson -- playing his first professional game at first base -- failed to cover the bag on a potential inning-ending grounder to the right side of the infield.
www.readingeagle.com /blog/drago/archives/2005/06   (950 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Minor leagues / Portland Sea Dogs 8, Reading Phillies 3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
READING, Pa. -- Sheldon Fuse's three-run double sparked the Portland Sea Dogs to an 8-3 Eastern League win over the Reading Phillies on Wednesday night.
The Phillies led 2-0 in the fourth after a pair of Ryan Howard homers, his fifth and sixth of the season.
Kevin Barker homered for Reading, his third of the year, to make it 4-3 in the sixth.
www.boston.com /sports/baseball/minors/articles/2004/04/28/portland_sea_dogs_8_reading_phillies_3   (181 words)

  
 A CITIZEN'S BLOG
Phillies fans have a definate reason to pick up the book: one of the later chapters deals with the Phillies epic collapse in the '64 pennant race against the Cardinals and Reds.
It is a cautionary tale about how the Phillies simply fell apart under the strain of losing their confidence after seeming unbeatable, and having a manager yell and scream at them 24/7 on the field.
However the Phillies have a golden opportunity to surge ahead of the fish: they are just 2.5 back and could slide into first place (provided that the Braves lose two out of three these next few days) by Thursday night.
philliesblog.blogspot.com /2004_04_18_philliesblog_archive.html   (1925 words)

  
 Teach Your Child To Read   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Reading problems are a further challenge to our world by contribute significantly to the perpetuation of socio-economic, racial and ethnic inequities.
Teaching students to read by the end of third grade is the single most important task assigned to elementary schools.
Literacy is defined as an individual’s ability to read, write, and speak in English, compute, and solve problems, at levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job, in the family of the individual, and in society.
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 Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Minor leagues / Reading Phillies 7, New Britain Rock Cats 6, 10 innings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Carlos Ruiz's leadoff homer in the 10th, his second of the game, gave the Reading Phillies a 7-6 victory over the New Britain Rocks Cats in the Eastern League on Monday.
READING, Pa. --Carlos Ruiz's leadoff homer in the 10th, his second of the game, gave the Reading Phillies a 7-6 victory over the New Britain Rocks Cats in the Eastern League on Monday.
The Phillies tied it 6-6 later in the inning when Kurt Keene tripled and scored on Danny Gonzalez's sacrifice fly.
www.boston.com /sports/baseball/minors/articles/2004/08/23/reading_phillies_7_new_britain_rock_cats_6_10_innings?mode=PF   (277 words)

  
 Philadelphia Phillies : Community : Phillies Phanatic Reading   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In September 2004, the Phillie Phanatic and the Phillies introduced a new literacy program, "Be a Phanatic About Reading," which encourages children to improve literacy skills by spending a minimum of 15 minutes reading each night.
The Phanatic and the Phillies started the program because research has shown that there is a direct correlation between reading and achievement.
The Phanatic, who loves to read himself, is able to do just that and during the 2004-2005 school year over 73,000 children from 3,000 classrooms in 70 plus school districts participated in the program.
www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/phi/community/phanatic_reading.jsp   (517 words)

  
 The Sports Network - Minor League Baseball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Reading Phillies, as well as Chuck Domino, have received many accolades for continued success both on and off the field, culminating with an award-filled 2003 season.
I think (Phillies President) Dave Montgomery at one point was quoted as saying he wanted somewhat of a "Reading feel" at the new stadium.
So as far as Reading Phillies go, as long as I'm here and as long as my people are here giving their all, I know we will continue to thrive.
www.sportsnetwork.com /?c=sportsnetwork&page=minorbase/news/bqn3222451.htm   (3305 words)

  
 Reading Phillies provide fans, kids with atmosphere of big-league ball
READING — Excitement filled the air as fans lined up more than three hours before game time Monday — the day playoff tickets went on sale for the Eastern League-leading Reading Phillies.
For the 34th consecutive season, the Reading Phillies are the Class-AA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Free Reading Phillies backpacks put smiles on the faces of the first 2,000 kids in attendance on this particular night.
www.collegian.psu.edu /archive/2000/07/07-21-00tdc/07-21-00dsports-2.asp   (570 words)

  
 Diamond Dreams: Reading Phillies
READING — Scott Hunsicker is not your average baseball stadium employee.
A native of Conshohocken, a graduate of Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School and a former football and baseball player at Albright College, Hunsicker began working for the Reading Phillies in 1992 after graduating from college with a degree in marketing and psychology.
Hunsicker admitted that not all of the Reading Phillies' promotions are good ones, citing the "Gorilla Mascot Team" and "Mannequin Man" as examples.
www.schuylkill.com /dreams/reading2.htm   (1082 words)

  
 GPU Stadium - Home of the Reading Phillies
My first visit to GPU stadium (formerly known as Reading Municipal Memorial Stadium) can be exemplified by an incident that occurred early in the ball game.
The setting is in the mountains of Eastern Pennsylvania, but as Reading is an industrial town, the view includes factories and other buildings set against the mountainous backdrop.
The exterior of the park is comprised of a charming brick facade.
www.small-parks.com /GPU.htm   (493 words)

  
 Eastern League Baseball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Reading's 36 years of serving as the Double-A affiliate to the Philadelphia Phillies is the fourth longest association of any city with the same big league team in professional baseball.
The Reading Phillies Mascot Band will also be performing outside the stadium between 11:30-12:30, giving fans incentive to show up early and watch the band and subsequently receive the giveaway ball.
Sunday is also a Kid's Day, meaning two Phillies players will be signing autographs in the right field food court prior to the game, and all kids can run the bases on the field after the game.
www.easternleague.com /release.taf?release=137   (459 words)

  
 Speed reading books, evaluations, software programs, audio and video > training, and live seminars courses, from ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Be DYNAMIC Through SPEED READING is the self-taught 7.5 hour college/university course that Dr. Polmar taught from 1980-1993 as a traveling speed reading instructor at colleges from Florida to Hawaii.
The course includes several reading speed and comprehension tests throughout the program and exercises to improve reading speed.
A child's reading program that make kids spend less time studying and also finish their homework in faster.
www.speedread.org   (503 words)

  
 Reading Phillies News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Reading Phillies news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Ryan Fleming went 4 for 5 with an RBI double, pacing a 16-hit attack as the Reading Phillies handed the Portland Sea Dogs their sixth straight loss 12-7 Wednesday.
David Aardsma and two relievers combined for a one-hitter to lead the Norwich Navigators to a 1-0 win over the Reading Phillies Thursday night in the Eastern League.
www.topix.net /minor-league-baseball/reading-phillies   (494 words)

  
 Beerleaguer: Gillick and company bring Winter Tour to Reading
The Philadelphia Phillies Winter Tour, formerly known as the Phillies Caravan, will be returning to Reading in its traditional form for the first time since 1996.
Mike Drago, the Reading Eagle beat writer for the R-Phils, does a tremendous job, as do the R-Phils themselves, considered the standard by which other minor league teams are measured.
The Phillies Caravan is a fun time though only a few B list players usually show up.
beerleaguer.typepad.com /beerleaguer/2005/12/gillick_and_com.html   (893 words)

  
 OOTP V4 REPORT
Taylor Buchholz was sent down from AA Reading Phillies to A Clearwater Phillies.
Jesus Cordero was sent down from AA Reading Phillies to A Clearwater Phillies.
Franklin Perez was sent down from AA Reading Phillies to A Clearwater Phillies.
www.infoblvd.net /ccteator/vbma/ttrans19.htm   (1699 words)

  
 News Search: reading phillies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In three summer months, Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard went from a guy whose level of fame was relegated to those...
ERA in 26 starts for Double-A Reading in 2002, and went 12-8 with a 3.50 ERA in 26 starts at Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre the following year.
ECHL READING ROYALS-Loaned C Mike Kompon to Hershey of the AHL.
www.topix.net /search?q=reading+phillies   (269 words)

  
 Reading Phillies 2, Altoona Curve 1 (phillyBurbs.com) | Philadelphia Phillies
READING, Pa. - Jorge Padilla hit an RBI triple with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Reading Phillies to a 2-1 win over the Altoona Curve in the Eastern League on Wednesday.
The Phillies wore 1980 uniforms and the Curve wore 1979 Pirates uniforms.
Phillies starter Taylor Buchholz and Curve starter Landon Jacobsen locked up in a scoreless duel for seven innings before turning it over to their bullpens.
www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/102-06252003-114145.html   (299 words)

  
 TRANSACTION NEWS - Out of the Park Baseball Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
James Whitten was sent down from the active roster to AA Reading Phillies.
Kyle Broderick was sent down from the active roster to AA Reading Phillies.
Michael Anderson was sent down from the active roster to AA Reading Phillies.
home.comcast.net /~bravesfansam/season/ttrans19.html   (5800 words)

  
 Rotary International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
As a prelude to its efforts in the international field, a group of 16 persons from the Reading area, Rotarians and their wives, traveled as a body in the year 1953 to Reading, England, to be guests there of that city during Coronation Week.
We supported a Reading High school student at the Presidential Workshop in Washington, D.C. The eighties were a time for optimism.
Reading Rotary stopped its nomadic existence and settled on the YMCA as a permanent home.
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 Reading Phillies
The Reading Phillies, a Double A affiliate of Philadelphia, play at First Energy Stadium.
There are wooden plaques with the Reading Hall of Fame names from 1987 to 2003.
The Phillies were playing the Binghamton Mets and were successful winning 4-2.
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 New Haven Ravens/Reading Phillies Eastern League recap on ESPN
READING, Pennsylvania (Ticker) -- Jason Knupfer's solo home run with two outs broke a tie in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Reading Phillies held on to beat the New Haven Ravens, 4-3, to take a one game to none lead in the best-of-five final series.
Knupfer, who went 3-for-3, gave Reading a 4-3 lead after drilling a solo shot off of Damaso Marte down the left field line.
Aaron Royster opened the scoring for the Phillies with an RBI double in the first inning and Jason Michaels increased their lead to 3-0 with a two-run homer in the second.
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