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 [...]
Sometimes, what we see is deceptive. Other times, the situation is exactly what we think it is. For example, if you’ve been figuratively pulling your hair out – like me – [...]
The recent news that Phillies’ President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski intended to revamp the club’s minor-league operation shouldn’t have surprised anyone. I know some [...]
A few years ago, when fans started talking about the Phillies possibly signing Zack Wheeler, I wasn’t gung-ho. Wheeler’s numbers with the Mets didn’t jump off the charts for me. [...]
The other day, I read Keith Law’s midseason update on baseball’s top 50 prospects. I almost didn’t look at it because, as a Phils fan, I knew it wouldn’t contain good [...]
I realized how much I missed during 2020’s shortened COVID-19 season when I just learned that Cesar Hernandez had won the American League Gold Glove at second base. Yes, that Cesar [...]
I’ve been following some of the early stories of this baseball season, one of which is Milwaukee pitcher Corbin Burnes. The 26-year-old became the first hurler in well over a century with [...]
I was ecstatic when the Phils hired Dave Dombrowski to be president of baseball operations. His track record was outstanding at building championship teams, and I couldn’t wait to see what [...]
When the baseball season was over, I thought the chance of this happening was shrinking by the day. But the Phils managed to re-sign their biggest free agent, all-star catcher J.T. Realmuto, to a [...]
