Articles by Rich Wilkins (406)
The most interesting thing I saw at the game on Satuday was Cracker Jack Man, the best vendor in the stadium. Well, that week sucked. The Phillies are down to 14-18, and frankly look like a disaster in the making. This week could get really ugly. Philadelphia Phillies (14-18 NL East-3) @ San Francisco Giants (19-12, […]
Photo by Rich Wilkins Roy Halladay is one of the best players of the last 15 years, if not the best pitcher of that time. No one will argue that. The man was putting up sub-3.00 ERA's, 200 innings, 15 wins, and lots of complete games per year, on a team that never reached the […]
Morgan on-deck yesterday. By Rich Wilkins I got the texts yesterday- "So Morgan or Biddle replaces Halladay now?" Uh, no. Let's review. Neither is on the 40 man roster, the first issue. Secondly, I doubt the Phillies are trying to fill that 40th spot right now, it takes away flexibility in other areas. Finally, there's […]
From Stanton's Twitter Let me start with this- I'd love to have Giancarlo Stanton in Philadelphia for the next decade. Seriously. The guy is a certified beast, and in Philly he'd play in meaningful games. Imagine him splitting up Utley and Howard, or hitting behind Howard, or whatever else you want to do with him! […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Most of the people reading this are people who grew up in the 80s and 90s, so I hope this comparison isn't lost on deaf ears. Back in the early 90s (I'm taking a little license here of a couple years either way), there was some really good music coming […]
The Phillies outfield has the lowest OPS in the majors, and Ruben screwed up to make it this way. If you're reading about the Phillies though, you already know that. I'm going to ignore Delmon Young for a minute, who A.) has only played two games, B.) hasn't played the field yet, and C.) actually […]
The Phillies outfield has the lowest OPS in the majors, and Ruben screwed up to make it this way. If you're reading about the Phillies though, you already know that. I'm going to ignore Delmon Young for a minute, who A.) has only played two games, B.) hasn't played the field yet, and C.) actually […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Darin Ruf hit his third homer in three days yesterday. He's 8-for his last-13, with three doubles and three homers in the last three days. He was off to a slow start, but now starts to look like he's ready to go. The Phillies seem content to leave him in […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. We're a month into the season, and the Phillies are a 12-15 team. They have an inconsistent offense, basically solid starting pitching, a good bench so far, and a terrible bullpen besides the back-end guys. Here's where we're at. Start with the good stuff- the A grades: Pinch-Hitters- Yes, all […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Jim Thome doesn't want to quit baseball. Yes, he's a big 42 year old man who has a bad back, so there's no reason to think there are teams who are lining up to get him. Here's the flip side- He's hit 612 home runs, and is on his way […]