When I watched the Phillies bludgeon the Marlins last night 8 - 1 behind a fantastic outing by Aaron Nola and bombs from Rhys Hoskins and Odubel Herrera and a lineup including Nick Williams, Aaron Altherr, J.P. Crawford, and Freddy Galvis, I had to think about our old friend Ruben Amaro.
Remember when Blackberries were a thing?
Anyway, with each Rhys Hoskins bomb landing beyond the fence after an ICBM like trajectory, I think to myself:
“The Ruben Amaro smug meter just hit DEFCON 1.