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The Phillies are off to a historically hot start this season

You see, I’ve publicly stated many times in the past that I’m better off waiting until Memorial Day to really pay attention to the baseball standings, and I’ve certainly been paying a lot of attention to them lately. But there’s a ton of interesting stuff going on here: the Yankees are apparently back on track, […]

Phillies’ Bryce Harper helps in high schooler’s promposal

Bryce Harper helped one high school senior realize his dream. Harper showed up to visit Jake Portela, a senior at Haddonfield Memorial High School in New Jersey, and make his dream proposal to his classmate Julia. “Oh my god, Bryce Harper is at the door,” Julia said as she opened the door. “I’m going to […]

Mets crumble in sloppy loss to Phillies as struggles continue

PHILADELPHIA — Rain, wind and hills. The first two of those words described the situation at Citizens Bank Park for much of Wednesday’s game, and the third summed up the Mets’ play. Joey Lucchesi, who entered the rotation for the first time this season, was forced out of the strike zone in the fifth inning, […]

Edwin Diaz, Mets implode as Phillies take extra-innings win

For eight innings, the Mets pitched, hit, and played some pretty basic baseball. The ninth and 10th innings were chaotic and ultimately cost them. In front of a crowd of 28,086 at Citi Field on Monday, the Mets suffered a stomach-churning loss in the series opener to the Phillies, but in a tumultuous ninth inning, […]