Any time a team goes 2-11 in a 13-game stretch, Care Bears and rainbows are not going to be emanating from a team’s clubhouse.
Right now, the Phillies are having a tough time, and it’s notable that Phillies manager Pete Mackanin and pitching coach Bob McClure have both called out two starters for their performances as of late.
Prior to the start of Sunday’s doubleheader against the Washington Nationals, CSN Philly’s Jim Salisbury reports Mackanin had a one-on-one talk with All-Star outfielder Odubel Herrera.
Mackanin did not describe the nature of the conversation, but Salisbury reported that Herrera did not run out a double play ground ball in the first inning that he probably could have beaten out and that it “didn’t go over well in the clubhouse.