Cesar Hernandez during 2018 season(Photo by Keith Allison via Wiki Commons)If you want to go ahead and say that this has been a roller coaster of a season for Phillies second baseman Cesar Hernandez then you would be on a really exaggerated summer coaster ride.What this season has demonstrated as well as any in recent memory is … Continue reading It’s past time for the Phillies to move on from Cesar Hernandez at second base
MLB, NFL, and college football to join those affected by Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence (upper right) approaches the Carolinas(Photo: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center via Wiki Commons)The Philadelphia Phillies have an off-day in the 2018 schedule today. Thursday will be spent at their homes, with the slumping club in the middle of the final lengthy home stand of the season.As the Phillies sit at home, the Miami … Continue reading MLB, NFL, and college football to join those affected by Hurricane Florence
2018 Twins provide lesson and warning for the 2019 Phillies
Paul Molitor, Minnesota Twins manager(Photo by Paul Morse via Wiki Commons)In 2016 the Minnesota Twins finished with a record of 59-103. It was the worst record in all of Major League Baseball. But the following year the Twins shocked many with an 85-77 season and an American League Wildcard playoff berth.That 2017 Twins team of a year … Continue reading 2018 Twins provide lesson and warning for the 2019 Phillies
As Phillies starting pitchers have faded, so have 2018 playoff hopes
Phillies starting pitcher Nick Pivetta(Photo: Ian D'Andrea via Wiki Commons)The Philadelphia Phillies were carried to the top of the National League East Division standings over the season’s first four months by their starting pitching rotation.All season long the team had struggled to score runs on a consistent basis. They played shoddy defense on an individual and team … Continue reading As Phillies starting pitchers have faded, so have 2018 playoff hopes
2018 Paul Owens Award winners as top Phillies minor leaguers
Paul Owens (center) was with Phillies for half-century(Photo: Matthew Veasey)The Philadelphia Phillies established the annual Paul Owens Award back in 1986 to recognize the top performing player and pitcher in their minor league organization.The award was named in honor of Owens, the 10th person selected to the franchise Wall of Fame back in 1988, the first non-player enshrined there … Continue reading 2018 Paul Owens Award winners as top Phillies minor leaguers
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