Flourishing Phillies spreading spring fever
Sunshine. Warmth. Laced leather hurtling through the air at 90 mph. Yes, it's Spring Training, and the Phillies are off to the best start (4-0) of all the teams in the Grapefruit League. Is it due to the top players in baseball taking a leave of absence to play in the World Baseball Classic, or is Philadelphia really this good?
Probably it's a mixture of both. The Phillies record won't be gaudy this season at all. With a consistently weak rotation, little to no pop at the plate and players who look something like Robin Williams's character in "Deconstructing Harry," Philly's future rests on guys stepping up and playing above their averages.
For now, we'll have to play a game of wait and see. The strong spring start gives hope, but it holds little importance to the outcome of the regular season.
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posted by Michael Ciavarella @ 8:56 AM
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Other than fans desperate to feel good about winning....somewhere, who looks at spring training records? Let's face it, the Phillies are doomed. The biggest mistake was making their new stadium into Coors Field East. What pitcher is ever going to want to pitch in that launching pad? Plus, it inflates the numbers of the batters, thus giving a false sense of a better offense than is. Until the Phillies gets some better pitching depth, good luck over taking the Mets or Braves. Tom Gordon, is not physically reliable to be a closer, and even though he's solid, he's not Billy Wagner. I don't see how the Phillies are better than the 2005 product...and that team didn't make the post season. 84 wins for the Phils this year if they stay healthy.
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