Matt Veasey PHILLIES

Charlie Morton first obstacle in way of Phillies postseason hopes

In order to reach the 2020 Major League Baseball postseason the Philadelphia Phillies are likely going to have to win at least two of three games on this final weekend in Tampa Bay against the host Rays. It would be preferable for the team to sweep all three games in the series, a tall order … Continue reading Charlie Morton first obstacle in way of Phillies postseason hopes

Matt Veasey BASEBALL

MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers back on top to open August

  The Philadelphia Phillies are as high as they have been all season in the latest 2019 MLB Power Rankings. As the month of August opens, that still only leaves them at 14th overall in Major League Baseball. However, while they rank as middle-of-the-pack in all of baseball, they are the sixth-highest ranked ball club … Continue reading MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers back on top to open August

Matt Veasey BASEBALL

MLB awards: my 2018 IBWAA ballot

IBWAA 2018 MLB awards ballot timeBack in 2009 the IBWAA (Internet Baseball Writers Association of America) was originally, and perhaps fittingly, founded on Independence Day “to organize and promote the growing online baseball media, and to serve as a digital alternative to the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA)” per the organization home site.At the end of … Continue reading MLB awards: my 2018 IBWAA ballot

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Rays of hope during hot spring in Tampa Bay

To say that the 2016 season was rough for the Tampa Bay Rays and their fans would be an understatement. The club’s 68-94 last place finish in the AL East was their worst in nearly a decade.From 2008, the year that a talented, young Rays club won the franchise lone American League pennant, through 2013, … Continue reading Rays of hope during hot spring in Tampa Bay