Articles by Rich Wilkins (406)
From the Phillies Facebook Charlie Manuel gets ripped for lots of things- playing Michael Martinez, bad in-game moves, not being willing to move certain players in the order, and more. He mostly deserves those shots, and soon those things will end- I see no way that Charlie is back in 2014. With his contract running […]
The Phillies stink. They know they stink too. They are now far enough under .500 to assume they won't get back there, and far enough out of the race to laugh at any talk of the standings. In essence, 2013 is over. With Chase Utley re-signed, there's nothing more to happen this year, other than […]
Philliedelphia photo by Kevin Durso Antonio Bastardo's suspension today was both shocking and not. It was shocking because I hadn't heard his name connected to Biogenesis prior to today. It wasn't shocking because this season has been a disaster, of course this would happen, and Bastardo's performance over the last several seasons suggests some changing […]
Wikipedia Commons photo by UCInternational andgbrunett. It's popular right now to beat on Alex Rodriguez right now, and I'm not a Yankees fan (I don't really care about them), so it's easy for me. I believe Alex Rodriguez used PEDs, in part because we all know he did the first time he tested positive. Having […]
Wikipedia photo by ElCapitan The Phillies had a losing September in 2011. They lost in the first round of the playoffs that year. In 2012, they went 81-81. In 2013, they are 50-57. Ruben missed that apparently: The Phillies had at least one late opportunity to move veterans Michael Young and Carlos Ruiz, both of whom are set […]
The Phillies will start Ethan Martin tomorrow night against the Braves, making him the latest call-up to the big club. Martin was obtained last summer at the deadline in exchange for Shane Victorino, and was once a first round pick by the Dodgers. He had fallen out of favor a bit with the organization prior […]
All of these guys are still in Philly. Photo by Rich Wilkins Well, the deadline came. The deadline passed. For the first time in several years, nothing happened. No one came. No one went. For the first time in several years, I'm not happy with a deadline. Let's be clear, the trade deadline is an […]
It appears that Cliff Lee lacks teams that can take his money and afford the prospect price. Papelbon appears to lack suitors, in part thanks to his contract, but also his big mouth. Michael Young is throwing around his no-trade clause weight to direct his market to a select few teams (if not one). For […]
Cody Asche is on his way to Philly according to reports, probably meaning a Michael Young deal (at least) is going to happen today. I'd guess that Young ends up in either New York, Boston, or Baltimore. Asche is a solid hitter who really burst into view last year by dominating Clearwater, hitting .349 with […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. So the Phillies are done. Like, majorly done. Done done. After finishing the first half at 48-48, and being in striking range of first place, they went 1-8 to start the second half on the road, and proved they were pretenders. After beating up on a mediocre pitcher in the […]