The Threshers’ offense exploded Wednesday night. They collected 15 hits, of which 6 were XBH including a triple and 3 home runs. They scored in each of the first 4 innings as the ran out to a 10-1 lead. They maintained their advantage to win 11-5 against the Dunedin Blue Jays. Continue reading Threshers; July 2, 2014
Daily Archives: July 2, 2014
Staying optimistic about the future in center field
In what has been a disappointing 2014 season for the Phillies, one thing has become abundantly clear: the team’s future in the outfield is muddled. Ben Revere, Domonic Brown, and Marlon Byrd have struggled as a unit, and out of those three guys, the only one who has provided much of anything may not be here past July 31.
Brown’s problems are another story for another day, and Byrd’s story may be written over the next few weeks if Ruben Amaro, Jr. finds a taker for the right fielder.
There is one big question here: What is the team’s future in center field? Set aside Brown for a second. Forget about Byrd. Just block the corner outfield out of your mind. Where does this team plan to go in center field?
Continue reading Staying optimistic about the future in center field
Box Score Recap – 7/1/2014
His name is Rios, and he set down lots of Suns //
They tried to hit off him, but he allowed just one.
Lehigh Valley Weekly Report
AFter wins the last two evenings, Lehigh Valley has lost 7 of their last 10 games, and have gone 12-19 since May 30th. The ‘Pigs are 41-44 and in 5th place of the Northern Division of the International League; 10 games behind division leading Syracuse. They are 6 games behind Rochester for a wildcard spot. Lehigh Valley returns home for a quick two game series against Syracuse before leaving on a long 10 game road trip that will take them into the all star break in mid July.
‘Pigs League Leaders, Hitting:Maikel Franco is 7th in AB’s (302); Tyler Henson is 5th in strikeouts (84) and 5th in SB’s (16).
Leaders, Pitching: Barry Enright is 4th in losses (8); leads the league in HR allowed (16); has the 6th worst WHIP (1.54) has the 7th worst ERA (5.20); is tied for 4th in starts (16); Luis Garcia is 3rd in saves (15); Greg SMith is 9th in IP (94.2)
‘Pigs Prospects: Maikel Franco’s struggles continue and he has been out of the lineup over the last two days. Franco had 105 June AB’s and hit .162/.196/.238 with 1HR and 11RBI. Franco’s year has been a roller coaster with April and June being very poor, with a good May sandwiched in the middle. On the year, .209/.267/.318 with 5HR 31RBI. Continue reading Lehigh Valley Weekly Report
Phuture Phillies 