What is the story about?
This really is getting ridiculous. It’s not really just that they’re losing everything right now. It’s how they’re losing the games. Unpreparedness from the manager and pitching coach last night when Michael Harris stepped to the plate. Mental errors by Trea Turner. A poor at bat by Bryce Harper in the ninth inning. There is just so much that is bad right now that they really don’t deserve any goodwill at the moment. They’ll win a game eventually and get on a roll, but this is about as unlikeable
as this roster has ever been.
On to the links.
Phillies news:
- Even after a hard fought loss to the Cubs, there are at least a few slivers of silver lining to take away from it ($).
- With all the losses on the field, the man in charge of putting the players on the field knows that ultimately, it’s his responsibility ($).
- At Fangraphs, they look at how and why the team finally decided to move on from Taijuan Walker.
MLB news:
- Where is the ol’ panic meter on several of the teams that are struggling? For the Phillies, at least, it’s high. It’s very, very high.
- I found this to be an interesting read on Paul DePodesta and his return to the game after his years with the Browns in the NFL ($).
- The Royals are doing with their stadium what George Costanza never could: they’re doing…..downtown.
- The Cubs traded cash for Nicky Lopez. Imagine saying that they did this willingly.
