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Ruben Amaro yet again permitted to speak in public

The Phillies aren't in last place, which should be good enough for a parade given the doomsday outlooks this team was given in the preseason. Despite a brief spurt of wins, most of the season will be spent watching them bottom out, unless you can think of literally anything else to do.

There's not much to hope for on the major league level - maybe Ben Revere will be traded, maybe Freddy Galvis' success could resurface - so some fans have turned to the minor leagues to look for hope. And it's down there, in the forms of Aaron Nola, Zach Eflin, and even Brock Stassi, as well as other youngsters getting their legs under them.