Happy opening day, Phillies Nation! It’s #NolaDay, too, as the Phillies visit the Braves to begin the 2018 regular season. The Phils are predicted to finish somewhere around .500 by most outlets, but there are more than a few experts who think our boys are going to reach the postseason. Expectations are as high as […]
As it’s opening day, here are our predictions for each individual member of the 2018 Phillies. First we predicted the pitchers. Now the hitters. Infielders Jorge Alfaro – 25, C Alfaro doesn’t look like a good hitter. He strikes out far too much, can’t walk, and his contact tool doesn’t look right. And yet he […]
As it’s opening day, here are our predictions for each individual member of the 2018 Phillies. First, the pitchers. Starting pitchers Aaron Nola – 24, RHP Even with Jake Arrieta now in the mix, Aaron Nola is still set to be the Phillies’ ace this year, and is set to potentially establish himself as one […]
The 38th episode of the Phillies Nation Podcast is live! It’s opening day 2018, and we’re as excited as ever to get the season rolling. Tim Malcolm and Brian Michael chat about the season ahead, giving predictions and over-unders. Plus we wrap up the offseason and put a button on the Scott Kingery contract signing. […]
I’ve told this story enough times that people get tired of hearing it. But let me tell it once more. Last Labor Day weekend my wife and daughter packed up and traveled to Texas to visit family. Those long weekend trips permit me an opportunity to get a lot of work finished without interruption, and […]
Should Villanova win another NCAA basketball championship, it would be, well, perfect. After all, the Wildcats had “The Perfect Game” when they won in 1985 and “The Perfect Ending” when they won in 2016. Maybe “ending” wasn’t the quite word there. Consider: Villanova shot 78.6 percent in its 1985 national championship and remains the lowest […]
