Articles by Rich Wilkins (406)
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. There was no trade for Jose Bautista today. Dom Brown is still a Phillie. At least for now. I'm perfectly fine with this. Bautista is in his 30s, and has had health issues cut short the last two years. To trade Dom Brown, plus more, as Howard Eskin said, for […]
Well, Marlon Byrd is a Phillie. He wasn't even on my 25 man big board, but I don't hate the move. Sure, there is the threat that his success is PED aided. Sure, last year was one of his best. Sure, he's not young. He is better than Delmon Young though, at least. Then there's […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Cesar Hernandez may have to make the Phillies out of Spring Training. He's technically out of option years, and while he may be (may have been for what I know for sure) granted a fourth year, it's kind of immaterial to the question the Phillies will soon have to answer- […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. This may, or may not, shock you, but I don't like what I'm hearing so far from Ruben Amaro. He seems lost on the catching front, and by not getting a deal done with Chooch (presumably because Chooch wants too much money or years), now they are likely to have […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. The Boston Red Sox are ahead of the Cardinals 3-2. Thank God, if there's any fan-base I hate, it's St. Louis. Their smug happiness reminds me of a crooked televangelist, and I can't stand it. Any fan base that claps for a closer after a blow save is no good […]
So long ago…. Well, it sucks to watch other teams play in the World Series. It really, really sucks, to paraphrase "the Waterboy." We're going to need some new players if we're going to play in the World Series though, as a 73-89 team doesn't qualify for the post-season. In other words, our collection of […]
I shouldn't even have to give grades to this bullpen, because they were easily the worst part of a bad team. From bust signings to prospect busts, to a closer who doesn't shut up, this group sucked. Jonathan Papelbon- 5-1, 2.92, almost a K per inning, and 29 saves, sounds good right? No. Seven blown […]
Larry Bowa. Craig Berube. Please.Stop.Now. I'm naturally a sentimental person. It's taken me 30 years to believe sports teams should not be sentimental. I should like these guys, really. Bowa was on the 1980 and 1983 teams, he was a base coach in 1993, I get it. Berube was on the 1987 Cup Finalists, I […]
So far I've reviewed the outfielders and the starting pitchers. Since we don't want to miss one crappy part of this craptastic team, here goes the infielders. Ryan Howard- .266/.319/.465/.784, 11 homers, 34 runs, 43 RBI's, 0.4 WAR, 317 PA's- Take away the contract, i'd say C. Not happening though. F. Chase Utley- .284/.348/.475/.823, 18 […]
Ugh.Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Before the season, we all knew that the outfield was the big trouble spot. Dom Brown was unproven, as was Ben Revere. Delmon Young was hurt, and was a problem anyway. No one wanted to see John Mayberry Jr. and Laynce Nix get too many at-bats. Well, they did. The […]