"Good Things?" The Phillies Need a Winner Among Them
The comments from Rhys Hoskins over the weekend during a split series with the Mets show that the Phillies desperately need a winner to teach them now to win.
Darren Daulton
Remembering Darren Daulton
On Sunday night the Phillies announced that Darren “Dutch” Daulton passed away at the age of 55 after a four-year battle with brain cancer. Despite being selected in the 25th round – the 628th overall selection – of the 1980 June draft by the Phillies, he became the leader of the 1993 Phillies team that captured the hearts of the fanbase on their way to the World Series...
Goodbye Dutch...
The Phillies have announced that Darren “Dutch” Daulton passed away today at the age of 55 after a four-year battle with brain cancer.
Billy Beane: 1993 Philadelphia Phillies Inspired “Moneyball”
In case you're not aware, Philadelphians are pretty averse to sabermetrics, advanced stats, complex algorithms, and anything else that undermines the end-all savvy of their "trained sports eyes." (And/or Ryan Howard) They think they know -- they'd argue that they know they know -- what they're seeing, before and better and beyond any number on any page can...