Funny how quickly two rainy losses to the Los Angeles Dodgers can bring down the mood. That’s Philadelphia Phillies’ baseball, baby.
Sweep the Mets, Bryce Harper’s our MVP, Kyle Gibson works, BLAM, summer showers, and J.T. Realmuto exits early. It seemed so. . . attainable yet, suddenly, you’re sharing first place with the Atlanta Braves.
If the Dodgers can teach us anything – it takes a small army.
With that in mind, let’s highlight a couple of Philadelphia’s soldiers who have been lagging. If the Phillies truly have the NL East crown in their sights, these three will need to turn it around and quickly.