Rich Westcott is a sports writer, game scorer, and die-hard Phillies fan. In 1983 he founded the Phillies Report, which would go on to become the nation's oldest continuous baseball team paper. He has written over twenty books and is one of the official scorers at Phillies games. He has covered the Phillies for numerous national publications including Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, and Baseball America. He lives in Springfield, Pennsylvania.