Matt Veasey PHILLIES

John Middleton will prove to be the key should Phillies quickly return to contention

Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'a7J7SE8mSvFFwFBj_eK1sA',sig:'ooeFomVGdbHEMelwmrGSY3XEd9BfP1McQKo4u6MHZ-M=',w:'594px',h:'435px',items:'484729970',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});//embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/widgets.js(Controlling owner Middleton needs to open the pocketbook wide)For much of this past summer the Philadelphia Phillies appeared to be a team and an organization on the rise. The club bolted to first place and sat atop theĀ National League East Division standingsĀ for more than a month. The teams … Continue reading John Middleton will prove to be the key should Phillies quickly return to contention

Matt Veasey PHILLIES

You can count me out on Manny Machado signing with the Phillies in free agency

Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'49vlJuktS8JKvfkbZKhQzg',sig:'DRh622_px5Hta1cpz4Y8rHeP8oNIU7UTy-Svam5yy7E=',w:'594px',h:'409px',items:'1047759538',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});//embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/widgets.jsMachado will get hundreds of millions in free agency - hopefully not from PhilliesJustĀ yesterday at Phillies Nation, Editorial Director Tim Kelly wrote a piece onĀ Manny MachadoĀ which centered around comments the player had made on his own perceived lack of hustle at times.In that piece, Kelly reported on a … Continue reading You can count me out on Manny Machado signing with the Phillies in free agency

Matt Veasey PHILLIES, SPORTS

WIP’s Angelo Cataldi dukes it out with Phillies manager Gabe Kapler

I rehashed the Philadelphia Phillies collapse over the final two months of the season inĀ last weekā€™s pieceĀ on the ā€œsignificant changesā€ that I feel general manager Matt Klentak needs to make in this coming off-season. So, letā€™s not wade through that murky water again. A great many Phillies fans became disillusioned by the collapse of the … Continue reading WIP’s Angelo Cataldi dukes it out with Phillies manager Gabe Kapler

Matt Veasey BASEBALL, PHILLIES

Japanese lefty pitcher Yusei Kikuchi may be on Phillies radar

Yusei Kikuchi with Seibu Lions in Japan(Photo: ćˆć™ć±ć«ćƒĀ  via Wiki Commons)This will be a big off-season for the Philadelphia Phillies as the club tries to take the next step forward in their return to contending status.While controlling owner John Middleton and GM Matt Klentak will certainly be trying to woo familiar big names such asĀ Bryce … Continue reading Japanese lefty pitcher Yusei Kikuchi may be on Phillies radar

Matt Veasey BASEBALL, PHILLIES

2018 Twins provide lesson and warning for the 2019 Phillies

Paul Molitor, Minnesota Twins manager(Photo by Paul Morse via Wiki Commons)InĀ 2016Ā 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