- The Phillies are now in full spring training, with all players in camp. Jean Segura spoke yesterday about his loafing last season, particularly about the incident leading to Andrew McCuthen blowing out his knee and missing most of the season. Segura failed to run out a ground ball, Mccuthen got caught in a run-down and twisted his knee, tearing his ACL.
Segura has lost 14 pounds over the winter, claiming he has given up "drinking whiskey."
New manager Joe Girardi addressed his full squad, and the first topic he fcused on was hustling. Obviously he has heard of the lackadaisical attitude of some of his players. His message must have gotten through, as Segura says he will "play wherever" the phillies want him to play. Third base would be great, as Scott Kingery's best position is second base. The plan should be Segura holds down third until rookie prospect Alec Bohm is ready, maybe mid-summer, but then what happens to Segura? Hopefully GM Klentek can trade him at the July trade deadline.
Supposedly, Jake Arrieta 'looks good" in Florida. I'll believe it when I see it. I hope it's true. The aging and disappointing Arrieta would look good as a solid # 3 pitcher in the rotation behind Nola and Wheeler.
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- The fallout continues from the Houston Ass-tros cheating scandal. To make matters worse, other than the smug players speaking in florida, and the clueless owner making a jackass out of himself, the weak baseball commissioner still refuses to strip the "stros of their World Series title. Not only should their championship be taken away, they should give back the trophy and the key players involved should be suspended.
Astrong message needs to be send to avoid future cheating and to preserve the integrity of the game. That may not happen since a strong gesture needs to come from a weak commissioner, whose legacy will be as tanished as the Houston championship.
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The Sixers crank it up again starting on Thursday. Will the tension between Joel Embiid and the fans continue/ Will the 76ers get it together and make a playoff run? Will Coach Brett Brown lose his job at the end of the season? Will either Embiid or ben Simmons, both All-Stars, be traded this summer?
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