The Phillies are 8-7 overall, 2-4 this week. They went 0-3 against the division foe Mets and 2-1 against the Cardinals.
Not a pretty week. But, the real Aaron Nola showed up this weekend. And, the Phillies are 2-0 in games Mickey Moniak started. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of April 18, 2021
Game One. Redux. High-A teams from the Phillies and Detroit organizations faced each other at BCB. High-A for us is Jersey Shore. We watched them lose yesterday to the Phillies’ Double squad, Reading. Jersey Shore is managed by Chris Adamson. Matt Hockenberry is the pitching coach. Roly de Armas coached first base, but I’m pretty sure he’s managing in the GCL. Continue reading Minor League Spring Training 2021, (4/17/21)
Game One. Scheduled against the Detroit Tigers but they backed out expecting rain. So, The Phillies Double-A and High-A squads, which were scheduled to host the Tigers, faced off against each other in BCB. The Low-A and Rookie teams, which were to travel to Lakeland, played each other on one of the back fields. Steve, Mark, and I took up our positions and watched the game. Continue reading Minor League Spring Training 2021, (4/16/21)
It’s been over a week since my last report. I’ll go into why later and provide an updated list of the players I’ve seen at the Complex. This list has grown to a lot more than the 36 players I reported last time. But, first yesterday’s observations. (This could be a long one.) (It is long. Look how late it is for a Tuesday report. Sorry.) Continue reading Minor League Spring Training 2021, (4/13/21)
The Phillies are 5-3 overall, 2-3 this week before tonight’s series finale against the Braves. I’ll probably be in bed before the game is over, so I thought I would get this ready to publish around 1:00AM.
In the National League the Phillies are sitting pretty much middle of the pack offensively .242/.321/.373/.694 (5th/7th/9th/7th), 12th with an 8.14% BB%, 14th with a 28.47% K%, and 9th with 3.44 runs per game.
Their pitching is a little better. They are tenth in the NL with a 9.63 K/9, 4th lowest with a 3.25 BB/9, 8th with a 3.75 ERA. They have 2 saves in 2 save opportunities.
Still riding the euphoric high from the Phillies’sweep of the Braves, I went to the Complex. I got there around 10:00 PM. Two busses were parked in the parking lot. Groups were already on the back fields (Carlton and Roberts). Players were drifting onto Schmidt and Ashburn. Continue reading Minor League Spring Training 2021, (4/5/21)
Real baseball has returned. And, what Phillies fan could ask for any better start to the season than what transpired in chilly Philadelphia the past 4 days.
Against my better judgement, I drove over to the Complex after my morning “run”. I pulled up about 10:37 AM and saw a couple buses discharging players at the entrance to the main, secured parking lot. It’s reserved for BayCare Ballpark employees year-round and major league players and staff during spring training. Continue reading Minor League Spring Training 2021, (4/3/21)
It’s Opening Day. It’s poring down here, and I have to postpone my morning “run”. So, let’s open up a thread for your prognostications. Whole numbers only, please. Let’s get started. Continue reading 2021 Opening Day Prognostications
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