Phillies have something real in Adam Haseley

Haseley has enjoyed a fine rookie season with the Phillies   For the Philadelphia Phillies, an injury-marred season is now winding down to a disappointing finish. It appears more likely with each passing day that there will be no postseason baseball at Citizens Bank Park. For an eighth straight year there will be no cool … Continue reading Phillies have something real in Adam Haseley

MLB 2019 Power Ranking – Labor Day

The Philadelphia Phillies find themselves once again at 14th overall in the 2019 MLB Power Rankings as we push past the Labor Day weekend and move into the final month of September. In this early September version of the Power Rankings, the Phillies remain right where they were on both August 1 and August 15 … Continue reading MLB 2019 Power Ranking – Labor Day

Confession of a Phillies fan who left the Harper walkoff slam game early

I was at Thusday night's game in which the team rallied scoring seven times in the final two innings to come from five runs down and win on Bryce Harper's walkoff grand slam. And I saw none of it. None of the runs. No part of the rally. Not live and in person anyway. I … Continue reading Confession of a Phillies fan who left the Harper walkoff slam game early

MLB 2019 Power Ranking: August 15

The Philadelphia Phillies find themselves once again at 14th overall in the 2019 MLB Power Rankings as we reach the heart of the dog days of August. Five clubs will make the playoffs from the National League. Each division champion will be joined by a pair of Wildcard teams. In this August 15 version of … Continue reading MLB 2019 Power Ranking: August 15

Charlie Manuel fine, but Phillies need higher-level change

The struggling Philadelphia Phillies baseball club stunned the fan base on Tuesday with the announcement that hitting coach John Mallee had been released, and that he would be replaced by popular former manager Charlie Manuel. The stunning part wasn't that Mallee was let go. The Phillies offense has struggled to find any consistency in parts … Continue reading Charlie Manuel fine, but Phillies need higher-level change