Which Way Does Davey Johnson’s Second Act Go?
July 5, 2013 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
Davey Johnson was Manager of the Year in 2012 because he brought out the best in a team few picked to win much of anything. Patience and quiet confidence in his players worked those wonders. But this year that same enduring belief in his players has become equal parts tragedy and comedy. Not comedy as […]
The Final Eulogy on the 2011 Phillies
October 10, 2011 by Matt Aber · 6 Comments
I do not know where to begin, mainly because I cannot believe that it has come to an end. A week ago I put up a post saying how Phillies’ fans needed to get behind the Yankees to make the World Series in order to seal a remarkable and, by most franchise standards, historic season. […]
Card Shuffling Proves Effective
June 15, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
The big news prior to yesterday’s game was the fancy new lineup that Tony La Russa was running out there. Â Matt Holliday was hitting second, Ryan Ludwick was hitting fourth and, to the great joy of some, the pitcher was hitting eighth. Now, it’s hard to know if the lineup switcheroo was at all to […]
