Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images Let’s celebrate (?) the ten-year anniversary of the worst team in baseball In sports, we usually celebrate the anniversaries of teams that accomplished good things. The 2008 Phillies were honored in 2018 for their ten-year anniversary of winning it all. The 1993 Phillies were honored in 2023 for their magical season that took the city by … [Read more...] about Nowhere To Go But Up: Remembering the 2015 Phillies
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Planting the seeds for futility: The 2014-2015 Phillies offseason
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Every disaster has it’s beginning In the first official piece in our celebration of the 2015 Phillies, we’ll look back on the offseason that began in 2014 where what would become the worst team in baseball began to take shape. The Phillies entered the 2014-2015 offseason fresh off of a 73-89 season that saw them try desperately to … [Read more...] about Planting the seeds for futility: The 2014-2015 Phillies offseason
Cut the Sinker!
Jim Rassol-Imagn Images Let’s talk about Jesus lizard. Pitcher evaluation and decisions are often more about what a specific organization can tweak to a certain player than raw statistics. That is where the current game is heading. For example, the Boston Red Sox had the lowest combined four-seam fastball and sinker usage in baseball. They took Tanner Houck, eliminated … [Read more...] about Cut the Sinker!
1/12: The Takeout: Jonathan Alter
Jonathan Alter, author of a biography of former President Jimmy Carter, joins Major Garrett to talk about Carter's life and legacy, the principles that guided Carter in the White House and his foresight on future environmental issues. … [Read more...] about 1/12: The Takeout: Jonathan Alter