Monthly Archives: October 2016

Florida Instructs; October 6, 2016

The Phillies hosted the Yankees at Bright House Field – soon to be renamed Spectrum Field or Spectrum Park but definitely not THE Spectrum.  Nice day for a ball game.  Little humidity.  Nice breeze building from the northeast.  Kevin Gowdy on the mound.  Perfect. Continue reading Florida Instructs; October 6, 2016

Florida Instructs Update; October 5, 2016

Since my last report, the Phillies have played 2 games against the Yankees, 2 against the Blue Jays, and 3 intrasquad games.  I attended 4 of the seven, I’ll give you what I’ve got here. Continue reading Florida Instructs Update; October 5, 2016

Open Discussion: Week of October 3rd

Here’s the open discussion thread for Phillies’ talk and other topics.

The Phillies’ season is over.  They went 1-5 the last week of the season and finished with a 71-91 record.  They were swept by the Atlanta Braves who are probably no longer the worst team in the division.  Then dropped the first two games of the final series to the New York Mets at CBP.  They won the last game of the season, but the Mets had clinched a home playoff game with their win Saturday night.  After a 42-48 first half, the Phillies were 29-43 after the All Star break. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of October 3rd