NL East

One thing I love about sports is its unpredictability. Every year, there are teams that surprise us, and in 2022, one of baseball’s great stories is the Baltimore Orioles. Right now, the [...]

As the Phillies win games they never would’ve come close to winning in April and May, I wonder: What’s changed? The obvious answer is the manager, and Rob Thomson has been a [...]

In the later afternoon, as the Phils’ trades were announced, most of the reaction on a fan site I frequent was negative. How could Dave Dombrowski give up catching prospect Logan [...]

Sooner or later, I expected the mounting injuries to catch up to the Phillies. Their nice run was fun while it lasted, but now they’re on a four-game losing streak as they face Miami on the [...]

Teams often play better – at least for a bit – when their coach/manager gets canned in the middle of the season. So I’m not surprised the Phillies responded to the firing of Joe [...]

When the Phils signed Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos, it was clear that defense wasn’t going to be a priority. I was fine with the moves, because they should’ve really boosted [...]

There’s been a lot of frustration expressed by Phils fans early this season about the club’s inconsistent offense. I get it. The lineup’s streakiness – zero runs one game, [...]

Like a lot of Phils fans, I had Kris Bryant at the top of my free agent wish list. But I would have been more than fine with outfielder Kyle Schwarber, 29, as a consolation prize. So I was happy [...]

I’m watching Game 4 of NLDS between the Braves and the Brewers. Atlanta’s pitching coach, Rick Kranitz, just visited the mound to talk to Charlie Morton. The Braves currently lead the [...]

As a Phillies fan, I initially thought the team’s best chance of making the postseason was a wild card berth. Yes, there were more clubs to worry about – Padres, Reds, Cardinals, Mets [...]