MLB 2018 Power Ranking: July 1

The World Series champion Astros remain baseball's top teamAs July 2018 opens, the majority of teams across Major League Baseball have now reached the 81-game mark, which marks the exact halfway point to their regular season.There are a dozen teams that I feel safe in saying there is no chance at recovering from a poor … Continue reading MLB 2018 Power Ranking: July 1

No June swoon, but Phillies cracks beginning to show

Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'sL_Bn7Z1T4VhCfNZOOSxFA',sig:'9rTwbs9os1zEbvrRNk3Fzw6dhekvDik0ebdvyJ8qJlU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'946340104',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});//embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/widgets.jsJune proved difficult for first-year skipper Gabe KaplerTurned out that the Major League baseball schedule makers were not kind to this improved Philadelphia Phillies ball club.The Phillies ended May with a 31-23 record. Those eight games above .500 marked the first time since the 2012 season that the … Continue reading No June swoon, but Phillies cracks beginning to show

Should Phillies bring home Cole Hamels?

Could the Phillies bring back former hero Cole Hamels?As the month of June draws to a close, this weekend also marks the exact halfway point to the 2018 Major League Baseball regular season.One month from this weekend, the MLB non-waiver trade deadline will arrive. The Philadelphia Phillies, emerging from a half-decade of irrelevance, are once … Continue reading Should Phillies bring home Cole Hamels?

And then there were four

Jayson Werth raises 2008 World Series trophyOn Wednesday night, October 29, 2008 at Citizens Bank Park, the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays took to the field to resume Game Five of the World Series.The Phillies had fought their way to a 3-1 lead in the Fall Classic, and needed just one more victory to … Continue reading And then there were four

What do the Phillies have at the back of the rotation?

Zach Eflin hopes to be long term member of Phils rotationThe Philadelphia Phillies have been experiencing a number of problems over the past two months. Since April 25, the team has struggled along with a 20-24 record.Fingers have mostly been pointed at an offense that is now 12th of the 15 National League clubs in … Continue reading What do the Phillies have at the back of the rotation?