I think the Phillies are going to wash-out early and then try to make a come back further in the season only to flame-out for good. Their Offense is horrible and the Manager is dumbass.
Nola and Wheels appear to be suspect. They can't pitch games like they used to just a couple of years ago. The win-loss records alone state the Pitching staff rotation is beginning to crumble. Wheeler is 1-1, Nola is 0-3, Luzardo is 2-0, and Sanchez is 1-0. When Wheeler and Nola have one win between them, this is not a good sign.
Coupled with a declining Offense, trouble is on the horizon.
And Luzardo and Sanchez have been pitching well
Even Walker
Long story short - for me at least - the starting pitching is the least of my worries
My angst is brought on by:
- the anemic offense
- the spotty relief pitching
- Rob “dopey” Thomson
The offense - that is really killing me because it was very apparent after last year that this line up was broken and changes were needed
And during the off season…no changes were made
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
The Good: The Phillies didn’t get shut out. Somehow they scored 4 runs despite striking out 13 times
The Bad: Tajuan Walker completely shut the bed and looked every bit as the dumpster fire as he was last season. But wait there’s more…
The rest of the relievers didn’t look any better
The Ugly: The error early on by the Phillies accelerated the loss. The Phillies striking out 13 times. The called 3rd strike on JT (that ball was a mile outside). The overall play of the Phillies
This organization is going down the rabbit hole of Shat-the-Bed. What a mess. In the last 10 games, the Phillies are 4-6. They are now a game and half behind the Mutts and have a 2-game losing streak going on. I don't see them winning this series with San Francisco even though they are at home.
I doubt if I am going to waste a whole lotta time watching these turds.
If the Phillies lose again or all three againts the Geeants, the Marlins will pass them. Then Dopey should be fired because he is doing nothing different from last year.