Articles by Rich Wilkins (406)
How many come back? Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. No time is wasted, unless you're getting wasted. Or something. Ruben Amaro is using the newly found (at least the last two years) NLDS downtime to clean house on his roster. Raul Valdes- gone. Tyler Cloyd- gone. Michael Martinez- gone. Pete Orr- gone. Zach Miner- gone. […]
If you need to understand why the Phillies are not the team they were in 2011, look no further than the starting pitching staff. Not since the 2011 season have they had a super elite staff, and this year they fell to mediocre status, even finishing with a poor staff. While you strive for over […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Well, 73-89. Fourth Place. It was a bad year. A bad, bad year. The worst since 2000. The true end of the greatest run in Phillies baseball history. There can't be much good to say in this initial autopsy, but I'll go ahead and dig in. The line-up stunk. The […]
The good ole' days. Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Ruben Amaro can say whatever he wants, if he's not worried, he's lost his mind. There is no way you can re-sign Roy Halladay thinking he can be a number three starter. It's much easier to think that this is the end of Roy Halladay. After […]
What better image for a negative ending article? Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. The Phillies have played reasonably decent under Ryne Sandberg, considering the roster isn't so good. That said, they entered the final series of the season three games up on the team coming in, the New York Mets, and sitting on a decent […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Kyle Kendrick's season is probably over. Kendrick will have an MRI on an achy shoulder, and probably be finished. That's just the latest, and hopefully last, in an injury plagued year for the Phillies. Ryne Sandberg says he wants to see the rotation get some help this off-season. Sandberg is […]
When the Phillies got Roy Halladay in December of 2009, we all knew they got a really good pitcher. He lived up to the hype, immediately winning 20 games, throwing a perfect game, throwing a playoff no-hitter, and winning the Cy Young in his first year in town. He followed that up with a second […]
Tonight was the final game of the season at Coca-Cola Park, the AAA National Championship game. It was a good one, and the Omaha StormChasers eventually got the better of the Durham Bulls 2-1. The Royals affiliate were the Pacific Coast League Champions for 2013, and now can say they are the champs of minor […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Change is terrible. We all dread change. When the Phillies fired Charlie Manuel and made Ryne Sandberg the manager, the fan base was very unhappy. People were blaming Ruben Amaro for the team's demise. That was probably fair. What has happened since though has been surprising. The Phillies were 5-19 […]
He made the list Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Alright, the minor leagues are done. It's time to rate the top prospects in the system. There aren't shockers, per se, but there are changes. For instance, no longer being considered are Ethan Martin, Cody Asche, Jon Pettibone, and Darin Ruf, to name a few. Here's […]