I thought a classic Peaches and Herb headline was apropos considering last night brought you both the gathering of the Gary Matthewses at The Bank and the annual ‘Sound of Philadelphia’ celebration in which Teddy Pendergrass was an honoree.

Unfortunately, Gary Junior didn’t get the start, so his father will have to wait at least one more day before he can call one of his son’s at-bats. But that didn’t stop the Comcast graphics squad from airing a thoughtful ‘Matthews Family Album’ to share with viewers during the broadcast. I went ahead and placed the screenshots in a nifty little slideshow. There were only two pages of the photo album last night, but I’m hoping this trend continues throughout the series. If it does, I will update the slideshow as I get the pics, but for now - this’ll have to do.

If you need some explanation for the who/what/where on the photos, click on the caption button.

After the jump, I cut video of a nice Dei Lynam-moderated conversation between father & son…

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When Sarge Matthews and Tom McCarthy relieve Chris Wheeler and Harry Kalas of their broadcasting duties in the top of the 3rd inning tonight, you will probably notice that Sarge may be a little more excited than he normally is.

That’s because, for the first time, he’ll be the colorman in a game in which his son, Gary Matthews, Jr. (aka “Little Sarge) is playing. Little Sarge will most likely be patrolling centerfield for the Angels tonight when they make their first ever trek to CBP for an interleague series. His proud father will no doubt want his name sake to do well, but that doesn’t mean he’s pulling for the Halos. At least that’s what he told Angels.com,

“Being with the Phillies, having played for them and being with them now, you have to be able to pull for them,” Matthews Sr. said. “I’d like to see the Phillies win, and, obviously, I’d like to see junior do well.”

(That’s why Sarge is my favorite)

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Phillies color commentator Gary Matthews has one of the greatest hat collections any human being has ever assembled. Each broadcast, no matter how the Phillies are playing, you can be assured of one thing - The Sarge will be sporting a new, stylish hat. Throughout the course of the season, I’ve been collecting screenshots of said hats, strictly for my personal enjoyment. But now I feel it would be rather selfish of me to keep them a secret. So I have decided to share them with the masses. You can thank me later.

And now, without further adieu, a Fightins’ exclusive - the Gary Matthews hat slideshow…

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