Articles by Rich Wilkins (406)
Jimmy Rollins has had a tough season at the plate, tough enough that some people openly wonder if he'll get through the season as the Dodgers' shortstop. Even so, I had last night's game circled on my calendar, and had noticed about a week ago that it was coming up. After all, Jimmy was arguably […]
Ryne Sandberg did not do a great job managing the Phillies. I think that gets stated too much, and probably over-stated by some fans, but it's true. He made plenty of in-game blunders, and he was a terrible communicator. The team played poor fundamental baseball and didn't always seem ready to play. He mismanaged some […]
Aaron Nola has been pretty good in the minor leagues. Of course, if you are a Phillies fan, you already know that though. You've heard about him in Clearwater, maybe even caught a start of his since he got to Reading. You've seen his stat sheet somewhere, or caught a box score. At the very […]
The awful reality of the Phillies current 9 game losing streak, and their 100 loss pace, is that there is no player in the system that will change any of these outcomes. They are going to get humiliated in some games and that's just a fact of life. It doesn't matter if you want to […]
There's a fairly solid argument that Chase Utley is the greatest second baseman in Phillies' history. He won a title here, made many All-Star Games here, and was a leader of a great team. There was a solid five year stretch where he either was or arguably was the best second baseman in baseball. He […]
I was in my hotel just outside of Pittsburgh on Saturday night when I heard the news that Dom Brown had been recalled from AAA-Lehigh Valley. I have to admit, I almost felt like leaving Pittsburgh then. I have seen Dom Brown plenty this season at IronPigs games. Based on what I saw, I didn't […]
Dom Brown isn't very good at professional baseball. I know that's actually kind of hard to accept for some Phillies fans, but it's necessary. Yes, Dom was once one of the top prospects in all of baseball, and yes, he was on the All-Star team in 2013. Yes, he's still kind of young. But […]
Yes, there have been three big Phillies stories in the past 24 hours- J.P. Crawford to Reading, Cody Asche back to play left-field, and Grady Sizemore DFA'ed. You've heard about those by now probably though, and so I won't bore you too much with those. Here's a few other notes for you to ponder:
View image | gettyimages.com I've been a fan long enough to not be mocked by Ruben. The Phillies are a 95-ish loss team, or worse. Ruben Amaro is in his seventh season leading the front office. He's been in the front office even longer. His tenure in charge has been marked by continuing […]
It shouldn't be all that shocking that Chad Billingsley is going to the DL, though it should be troubling. After all, Billingsley has had some arm problems in recent years, though they were mostly with his elbow, and not his shoulder. His strained shoulder has no timetable at this time, so there's no […]