What is the story about?
Zack
Wheeler has reached a number that only 96 other pitchers in the history of the game have reached by striking out his 2,000th hitter on Tuesday night.
I will go so far as saying that his is the greatest free agent signing in team history.
On to the links.
Phillies news:
- The bullpen and how they use all the players available there will be just one thing to watch during this final week of the season ($).
- Dave Dombrowski is going to wait until the season is over before talking about Don Mattingly’s future ($).
- Dan Baker, legendary PA announcer at Citizens Bank Park, celebrated his 80th birthday by giving away a lot of his Phillies stuff to a local university.
MLB news:
- The Red Sox and Mets decided to keep their interim managers around for a while longer, Chad Tracy getting his options picked up while Andy Green added on three years.
- Justin Verlander will get one last chance to pitch in Detroit this Saturday before he calls it a career.
- There’s weather a’comin’ to Boston this weekend and that could have some major baseball implications to the pennant chase.
