- Gabe Kapler nearly blew another game last night, misusing his bullpen in the 9th inning. He started Garcia in the inning. Garcia is not a closer, as he has proven in the past. He was trying to hold a manageable 5-1 lead. Instead, Garcia got zero outs while giving up 4 hits and 3 runs. Siranthony Dominguez got the call and saved the 5-4 victory.
Why not close with Dominguez? One inning ( the 9th) as the closer? Why is Kapler fooling around with the bullpen? Name Dominguez the closer. Make Pat Neshek the set-up guy when he returns. If you must mix-and-match, do it in the 7th and 8th innings, not in the 9th.
- Scott Kingery is looking better as he launched a 3-run homer against the Rockies. I don't worry about Kingery. He may be more comfortable at second base, his natural position, but he has more than held his own at shortstop and is hitting better.
- Odubel Herrera needs to sit on the bench for a game or two and clear his head. His average is down to .283, after hitting ,361 only a month ago. He looks disinterested and clueless. So why not play Altherr in center field and allow Herrera time to get it back together. If he is in tonight's line-up, Kapler should move him out of the key 3-spot.
- Atlanta won last night to remain in 1st place, but the Phils did gain a game on Washington. The Phillies are 3 games back of the Braves.
- Aaron Nola won again, going 8-2 on the year. He should be the Phillies' lone representative on the All-Star team this summer. Hernandez and Herrera have fallen off and won't make it. no one else deserves the honor. Not only will Nola make the team, he may even start the game.The last Phillie pitcher to start the All-Star Game was Roy Halladay in 2011.
- The Eagles continue mini-camp before breaking until late July and training camp. After the players get their championship rings this week, it will be time to turn the page on the glorious Super Bowl-winning season and focus on repeating in 2018. Wentz continues to look good. Darrin Sproles is back, and should be even more of a weapon in the kick return game. LaGarrette Blount and Trey Burton are gone, but Sproles, Mike Wallace and Dallas Goedert, the tight end from South Dakota who was the Birds' first selection in the NFL draft this spring, give the team plenty of weapons on offense.
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