Following Tuesday night's 3-2 defeat at the hands of the NL East rival Washington Nationals, the Phillies have played the schedule to a 12-13 record during the month of August.While that might now seem like too bad a mark, a look at the club's recent play and some of the mitigating circumstances shows that they … Continue reading Phillies closing August in poor shape
Chooch’s place in Phillies history
It was just two days ago that the announcement came, one that I had expected would be coming by this year's MLB trade deadline or soon thereafter: the Phillies had traded away longtime starting catcher Carlos Ruiz.I wanted to wait a couple of days before writing anything, letting the departure of Chooch sink in fully, before … Continue reading Chooch’s place in Phillies history
Phillies enduring a see-saw 2016 season
At the beginning of the 2016 Major League Baseball regular season, more than four months ago now, I came out with my predictions for the upcoming Phillies season.In that prediction piece, I picked the club to finish a dozen games better than their putrid bottom-of-baseball 2015 campaign, going 75-87 when the books were closed on … Continue reading Phillies enduring a see-saw 2016 season
Reunion with Chase not so grand for Phillies
It is very seldom that an actual Major League Baseball game takes a backseat to some event unfolding within the context of that game, but such was the case on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park.A mid-week crowd of more than 28,000 were in attendance, and the odds are that the majority were there for … Continue reading Reunion with Chase not so grand for Phillies
Phils rally falls short in Jake Thompson debut
The Phillies top pitching prospect, 22-year old right-hander Jake Thompson, made his highly anticipated big league debut. But the host San Diego Padres got to him early, and held on late for a 9-7 victory on Saturday night at Petco Park.Thompson (0-1) allowed six earned runs on seven hits while striking out one batter and walking two … Continue reading Phils rally falls short in Jake Thompson debut
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