- How ironic is it that tonight is Chase Utley Night at the ballpark and the Phillies return to town? Utley was known for his hard-nosed style of play, always hustling. Jean Segura and the 2019 Phils are lazy bums, lackadaisical and not always hustling. Manager Gabe Kapler won't hold his players accountable. They get away with not hustling because the players know they can get away with it and nothing will be done.
Kapler needs to be fired. Not only because he has no control over his team but these Phillies are under-achieving. The team is now only four games over .500, 4 1/2 games behind Atlanta. The club is collapsing once again.
GM Matt Klentek also needs to go. He is the one who hired Kapler. Klentek constructed this ill-fitting team. Yes, there have been injuries , especially Andrew McCuthen, but they have no bench or depth and there minor league system is bare.
As the braves go on a long road trip, the Phillies start a 7-game home stand, starting with lowly Miami tonight. Now is the time to make up ground in the division.
Scott Kingery has been the team's hottest hitter. Instead of Kingery hitting lead-off, as he did in the minors, Kapler has Bryce Harper batting first last night in Washington. Kapler is grasping at straws and seems desperate. Not a good message to send to the players.
Yes, they need to sense the urgency and wake up but when they see the skipper panic what are the players to think?
This would be my everyday line-up:
1- Quinn CF
2. Kingery 2B
3. Harper RF
4. Hoskins 1B
5. Realmuto C
6. Bruce LF
7. Segura SS
8. Franco 3B
Aaron Nola pitchd tonight vs the Marlins . Chase Utley's retirement ceremony before the game.
- The Sixers took a small forward in the NBA Draft last night, selected Thyballt , a weak offensive yet great defensive player. Worse, they traded up to # 20 with Boston. Once again, Celtics GM Danny Ainge fleeced Philadelphia. The Sixers deluded themselves into thinking their guy would be gone at # 24. By all indications Boston was not going to take Thyballt. So, once again, Sixers management gets conned by Boston.
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