Articles by Rich Wilkins (406)
The 33-37 Phillies are a non-contender. They'll probably be a seller, at least nominally. The thing is, teams that can run routinely a $150 million plus payroll shouldn't be bad, and certainly not for very long. This team needs to re-build quickly, and should be looking to put an improved product on the field in […]
Los Phillies es muy mal. No, seriously, we suck. After a losing week against mediocre to poor competition, the Phillies come home to play the Nats. That should, um, be exciting. WASHINGTON NATIONALS (34-34, NL East-2) @PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (33-37, NL East-3) WHEN: Monday-Wednesday, 7:05 WHERE: CITIZENS BANK PARK, Philadelphia TV: CSN Monday and Wednesday, PHL 17 […]
Ah, what a fitting song for this team. The Phillies are 31-35 now. They're eight games back of the Braves. Let's just be realistic for a second. Going low end, the Phillies need to win 87 games this season to make the playoffs. Over the final 96 games, they would have to go 56-40 to […]
David Murphy makes a great point about the Phillies: they weren't good last year, and they aren't good now. They won 81 games last year, or finished .500, and they are 31-33 this year. This team is what it is. The same players are hurt as last year- Doc, Chase, Chooch, and Howard particularly. Almost […]
I've been a 17 game season ticket holder for the Phillies since 1991, so I've seen plenty of bad baseball. There were the Fregosi years that weren't 1993, the Francona years, and even parts of the Bowa years, where you wanted to hit your head off the wall after watching the team. Fregosi did give […]
Well, another week of no progress. At one point this week, the Phillies were over .500 and in second place. They are neither now. They are 8.5 games out of first, and approaching "seller" status. Here's what this week has in front of us: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (31-33, NL East-3) @ MINNESOTA TWINS (27-33, AL Central-4) Where: […]
Photo by Rich Wilkins The Phillies went 81-81 last year, and went into this evening at 29-30, which has prompted many people to begin wondering what the sell-off looks like come July. It's probably a little premature, and I know that, but I have too. One name that keeps coming up is Cliff Lee. The […]
Mayberry walks them off.Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. The Phillies started the week at 27-30, but they were also entering a month that has tortured them recently, including this past year. June is not a kind time to this group, but if they're going to stay in the race, or for that matter stay together […]
The Phillies season is at a crossroads, sitting at 27-30 on the year right now. This week could be make or break. MIAMI MARLINS (16-41, NL East-5) @ PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (27-30, NL East-3) WHERE: Citizens Bank Park WHEN: Monday and Tuesday at 7:05, Wednesday at 1:05 TV: CSN for all PITCHING MATCH-UPS: Monday- Tom Koehler (0-3, […]
Picture by Richard Wilkins Jr. I hate getting in on the Ryan Howard contract-bashing of many other fans, because, well, it's stupid. Lots of it began almost instantly in 2010, and frankly has kind of proven right by luck. The argument, as I remember it at the time was that Howard wasn't worth $125 million. […]