The Phillies are a lackluster 0-2-1 after Tuesday’s game in Dunedin.  It’s too early to write any team or player off after such a small sample size.  But, there are certainly some things to things that we ought to be happy with.  At least, I am. Continue reading Some Early Observations After Game Three (3/2/21) →

All photos were taken by Mark Wylie. Continue reading Spring Training 2021, Day Six (Photo Album) →

I arrived at the Complex before 9:30 AM.  There was some action on Bowa Field.  So, I started there.  Pitchers came out early to throw bullpens.  I caught the last groups.  If you follow me on Twitter, I was able to Tweet a lot of today’s action. Continue reading Spring Training 2021, Day Six (Mon., 2/22/21) →

All photos were taken by Mark Wylie. Continue reading Spring Training 2021, Day Four (Photo Album) →

I arrived at the Complex around 9:30 AM.  As is my custom, I spoke briefly with the security guards.  They weren’t able to provide much in the way of information about the day’s schedule other than the obvious, “Both field’s are set up for BP”.  Continue reading Spring Training 2021, Day Four (Sat., 2/20/21) →

What happened to Day Two?

I arrived at the Complex at 10:40 AM.  The guard, Rick, told me that I missed batting practice which had ended at 10:20 AM.  (I found out today that BP consisted of Andrew Knapp, Rafael Marchan, and Jeff Mathis.  It started at 10:05 and lasted just 15 minutes.) Continue reading Spring Training 2021, Day Three (Fri., 2/19/21) →

All photos were taken by Mark Wylie.   Continue reading Spring Training 2021, Day One (Photo Album) →

Okay!  Here We Go!  First day of Spring Training!  I’m heading over to the Complex around soon.

It’s a chilly, overcast, 61 degrees with a 57% chance of rain.  Rain chance dissipates to 0% and temps rise to 66 degrees around noon and a high of 72 degrees by 3:00 PM.

Hope to have some news and photos to post here later today.

As I leave the house at 10:15 AM, the 57% has changed to 100% as a light drizzle is beginning to fall.  Crap.  Off to the Complex.  More later.

It’s later !!! Continue reading Spring Training 2021, Day One (Wed., 2/17/21) updated →

On the eve of the opening of spring training, the Phillies have released the names of the players attending.  They were split into two groups – those attending Major League Spring Training and those attending the Mini Camp at Spring Training.  Seventy-one total players. Continue reading Spring Training 2021 →