I mean, we all kind of stopped worrying about the Phillies game early, right?
Not having to go back on the road until October 8th at the earliest, the Phillies looking rather disinterested yesterday isn’t
that big a deal. With the Dodgers loss, their magic number to clinch a bye is at two, so we can basically consider it a done deal. Taking the top overall seed would be nice, but at this point – just get the bye and I think we’ll all be happy.
On to the links.
Phillies news:
- Rob Thomson talked about the comments Nick Castellanos made postgame on Friday, talking about his own communication ($).
- How can the Phillies beat a team like the Dodgers in the playoffs? Here are three reasons why they are going to be favored.
MLB news:
- The free falling Tigers have parted ways with one of their trade deadline acquisitions, designating Charlie Morton for assignment.
- Mike Trout hit his 400th home run this weekend. His injury history will always be one of baseball’s biggest “what if?” questions, like how would he have finished his career.
- It’s possible that Jacob Misiorowski – excuse me, ALL-STAR Jacob Misiorowski – will be pitching out of the bullpen in the playoffs.
