The Phillies needed just five weeks to go from intriguing to unwatchable. They landed in Los Angeles on April 28 as winners of six in a row. They have since lost 25 of 31 games to finish with the worst May record, 6-22, in 89 years.
Their pitchers had baseball's worst ERA, 5.49, in May, and the offense had the third-worst OPS, .676. The Phillies start June with baseball's worst record and are on pace for 108 losses. They seem to be staring at an ugly summer, and there are plenty of reasons - 34, as in losses already, to be exact - to tune out.