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Wikipedia Commons Photo My friend Frank Klose makes a quite intelligent musing about David Montgomery and ticket sales: The reason that I am writing is that I was a full season ticket holder from 2008-2013. 2014 is the first year I did not renew my full-season plan. The reason is not one that you might […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. The Phillies hit the halfway point at 36-45 on the season. That's not good. Now they're 36-46, and eight games out of first. The truth is, 2014 is not going to end well for the Phillies. Whatever hope you got from them sweeping Atlanta last week, that should be gone […]
Well, the Phillies stink. We all know that, but I continue to mention it daily so that those that are not accepting reality have it sink in eventually. This means the Phillies, with a $189 million payroll, should be sellers and not buyers at this deadline. If they are sellers, what can they get though? […]
At 37-51, the Phillies are on a runaway train to nowhere, and ain't coming back. That's not promising for the future. The system is actually kinda barren in the minors too, which is also not too promising. That doesn't mean there's nothing to watch, or no one to watch though. By position, here's what I'm […]
If Ruben and Co. are telling the truth, get ready for a lot more bad ball. So the Oakland A's decided to go all in a few days ago, and pull a mega-trade with the Cubs. They went ahead and traded for Cubs' ace Jeff Samardzija and solid starter Jason Hammel, two of the names […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. I'm going to profile some trade candidates between now and the deadline that the Phillies could shop around to buyers. At the top of everyone outside of Philadelphia's list will be Cole Hamels, a 30 year old ace lefty who is healthy and throwing well this season. Hamels is 3-5, […]
Yesterday I profiled Cole Hamels as a trade candidate, so naturally today I profile Cliff Lee. This seems almost unbelievable to me, as I remember watching his first Spring Training start in 2011 in Clearwater and thinking this is the beginning of a great run that will lead to more parades down Broad Street. For […]
Cliff warms up for his first spring start in 2011. So Cliff Lee did throw a baseball game last night in Clearwater, which is good news to Phillies fans who want to see him back sooner than later (either to stay or be traded). The good news is that Cliff pitched four innings, and struck […]
The on-deck series Chase…. So far I've profiled Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels as potential trade chips, so I've decided to change it up a bit, and go offensive today, and pick out Chase Utley. Chase has been the heart-and-soul of the organization through it's greatest run, and will represent the team in Minneapolis for […]
Last Fall, we all watched our old buddy Shane Victorino celebrate a World Series with the Boston Red Sox. This year, the Red Sox are a mirror of the Phillies at 40-51, and in last in the AL East. They've had lots of injuries, including Victorino, and they just aren't going to contend in 2014. […]
