Two morning games at the Complex Tuesday. Clearwater and Lakewood faced the Blue Jays Single A teams at 10:00 AM. Lehigh Valley, Reading, and the short-season group took the long bus ride to Dunedin. Continue reading 2017 Spring Training, 3/28
2017 Spring Cleaning
The Phillies made several moves today getting them closer to their 2017 opening day roster. Continue reading 2017 Spring Cleaning
2017 Spring Training, 3/27
The Yankees visited the Carpenter Complex, and AAA and AA games were played on the two worst fields for fan viewing. Zach Eflin pitched in the AAA game and Elniery Garcia started for the AA squad. Continue reading 2017 Spring Training, 3/27
Open Discussion: Week of March 27th
The Phillies went 2-3-1 last week. After thirty games, the Phillies have an 11-15-4 Grapefruit League record. The Phillies play 6 games this week – night games Monday and Tuesday against the Blue Jays in Dunedin and at home, two split squad games on the road Wednesday, and home games Thursday and Friday. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of March 27th
2017 Spring Training, 3/24
Wednesday was a camp day. The intrasquad games were moved up to 11:45 and almost over when I got to the Complex at 12:45. So, I went to Legends with a friend and talked baseball while watching the Phillies and Yankees game. When I got home, I saw the announcement about Dallas Green’s passing. I didn’t feel like writing, so I dusted off the Pace of Play article that had been sitting in queue for a couple weeks. Continue reading 2017 Spring Training, 3/24
Pace of Play Editorial
Several weeks ago we conducted a poll on Pace of Play. Around the time that I ran the poll, there was a lot of sentiment both for and against changes that might address the perceived slow pace of play in major league games. Continue reading Pace of Play Editorial
2017 Spring Training, 3/21
Full day at the Complex. Groups 3 and 4 squared off against the Braves and Group 5 faced SFWL (South Florida Winter League), a team comprised of players released by organizations (and managed by former MLB infielder Hal Lanier) but still hoping to keep their dreams alive. Their age range is 22-28 putting our kids at a slight disadvantage. Continue reading 2017 Spring Training, 3/21
2017 Spring Training, 3/20
Groups 1 and 2 faced the Pirates at the Complex. Groups 3 and 4 made the bus trip to Bradenton. Group 5 had the afternoon off. This was disappointing as I had intended to spend the afternoon watching their game. Continue reading 2017 Spring Training, 3/20
Open Discussion: Week of March 20th
The Phillies managed to win just one game last week. After twenty-four games, the Phillies have an 9-12-3 Grapefruit League record. Their week of futility culminated in an 8-0 loss to the Rays where they faced a perfect game for 7.1 innings. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of March 20th
2017 Spring Training, 3/18
Groups 3 and 4 faced the Yankees at the Complex today. The work groups published yesterday have changed or are just a suggestion from day to day. The group 3 line up consisted of catcher Cabral, infielders D. Hall, Stankiewicz, E. Marrero, L. Williams, outfielders Randolph, C. Duran, Coppola, and DH Barbier, and Laird. Group 4 was made up of catcher R. Duran, infielders Wojciechowski, Brito, Gamboa, Stobbe, outfielders Alastre, Moniak, Maglich, and DH N. Martinez and Matos. Continue reading 2017 Spring Training, 3/18
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