Articles by Rich Wilkins (406)
The debate over whether to buy or sell basically comes down to this: maybe the Phillies can chase down mediocre teams in front of them in the NL East, but you can't tell me that you think they can win a playoff series, as is. They don't hit elite pitching, which they will see in […]
At 43-46, the Phillies enter another crucial week. The Nats and White Sox come to town. Here's the outlook. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (43-46, NL East-3) vs. WASHINGTON NATIONALS (46-42, NL East-2) WHERE: CBP WHEN: MONDAY-THURSDAY 7:05 TV: CSN PITCHING MATCH-UPS: Monday- Dan Haren (4-9, 6.15) vs. John Lannan (1-3, 5.15) Tuesday- Taylor Jordan (0-1, 2.70) vs. […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Well, the Phillies will have two All-Stars, both of which are well deserved. Normally I'd say a team with a losing record should get one All-Star, but neither of them is undeserving. In the case of Cliff Lee, he's a regular now, headed to his fourth All-Star game, second as […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. I've been a huge proponent of this team selling off at the deadline. I think they're toast. I think that age and health caught up to them in 2012, and at this point it's clear that time will not be reversed in 2013. There are plenty of fans who think […]
At one time in my life, I would have told you that the New York Yankees are all that is wrong in sports. I hated them. That time is over though. Today, I view the Yankees as an AL team- in other words, I have no emotion towards them really. For this reason, I'm really […]
Not bad numbers, eh?Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. If the Phillies want to trade Papelbon, one team that should obviously want him is the Detroit Tigers. With their problems at the back end of games, and their having the best roster in the league right now, he's the perfect fit to put them over the […]
Delmon forever.Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Well, another el suck road trip is over. California doesn't have Phillies fans dreaming, not at all. At 39-44, they look like a 90 loss team. Things are ugly for us fans. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (39-44, NL EAST-3) @ PITTSBURGH PIRATES (51-30, NL CENTRAL-1, MLB's BEST RECORD) WHEN: Tuesday-Thursday, 7:05 Tuesday […]
Domonic Brown, Ben Revere, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Jon Pettibone. If you're on this list, you're sticking around, at least if I were the GM. If you're named Galvis, Hernandez, Ruf, or Asche, prepare to be here a month from now. Everybody else, buckle up. The Philadelphia Phillies are 9.5 games out of first, and […]
Yes, even Delmon could stay. There's been a lot of talk about the Phillies selling off the team at the deadline to whoever wants these guys. The sense is, the team stinks, and it's old, and it's expensive, so they have to blow it up. Even I've bought into it so far. Let me take […]
Are we back in 1997? Why are we still writing about this team? I don't know, but I don't ever stop caring. Even at 36-40, even when Karma finally bit us and convinced us that we stunk, after losses to the Mets. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (36-40, NL East-3) @ SAN DIEGO PADRES (38-38, NL West-4) WHEN: MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, […]