{"id":454957,"date":"2022-05-30T03:56:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T00:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/flawed-phillies-left-to-hope-this-isnt-who-they-are\/"},"modified":"2022-05-30T03:56:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T00:56:28","slug":"flawed-phillies-left-to-hope-this-isnt-who-they-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/flawed-phillies-left-to-hope-this-isnt-who-they-are\/","title":{"rendered":"#Flawed Phillies left to hope this isn&#8217;t who they are"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af6c64bb297c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af6c64bb297c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/flawed-phillies-left-to-hope-this-isnt-who-they-are\/#%E2%80%9CFlawed_Phillies_left_to_hope_this_isnt_who_they_are%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Flawed Phillies left to hope this isn&#8217;t who they are&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFlawed_Phillies_left_to_hope_this_isnt_who_they_are%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Flawed Phillies left to hope this isn&#8217;t who they are&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Jon-Heyman.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Jon Heyman\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Jon-Heyman.png 152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Jon-Heyman.png?w=114 114w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Jon-Heyman.png?w=76 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Jon-Heyman.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/>      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to imagine with the type of talent in that Phillies clubhouse that they are already 10 \u00bd <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s behind the first-place Mets on Memorial Day. The holiday is widely viewed as the start of real baseball assessment. That usually involves the teams, but the way the Phillies are going, the assessment can be about the manager, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As upset as they are upsetting to their fans, the Phillies \u2014 with the Mets\u2019 help, of course \u2014 can hardly believe they have dug such a big hole. Manager Joe Girardi admitted he was surprised about what\u2019s going on before the game, and after it, he may have been surprised by a question about his job.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t worry about my job. I never worry about my job,\u201d Girardi said after the Mets\u2019 stunning 5-4, 10th-inning victory completed the three-game sweep \u2014 the Mets\u2019 first of the young season. \u201cI\u2019ve got to do my job. It\u2019s the business of being a manager.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The frustration is showing. Girardi also told the questioner, \u201cYou ask me that every day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Girardi would <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear to be on the clock now, and he must know it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As if 21-27 isn\u2019t bad enough, the deficit is stunning for a team so talented. The payroll is $230 million, and with good reason. The free agent signings of Bryce Harper, Zack Wheeler, J.T. Realmuto, Nick Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber all enhanced the roster \u2014 that\u2019s $742.3 million combined if you\u2019re scoring at home \u2014 and the team continues to tread water at best, and worse than that many days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/05292022METS12JS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mets\" class=\"wp-image-22458607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/05292022METS12JS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/05292022METS12JS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/05292022METS12JS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Luis Guillorme slides in safe against the Phillies.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jason Szenes<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, the gap continues to grow, and the unhappiness mounts. Some of it is the Mets\u2019 torrid start, but more of it is the Phillies\u2019 stunning early underachievement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This one had to be especially galling. Castellanos seemed to turn things around with a three-run home run that gave the Phillies the late lead before Mets rookie Nick Plummer hit a game-tying rocket, his first career homer, into the upper deck off Phillies closer Corey Knebel, and Eduardo Escobar won it an inning later by lining a double into the right field corner. The Phillies made their usual fielding faux pas, but the Castellanos dinger threatened to erase all that\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=NYPH7258503148&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s tough \u2026 it stinks,\u201d Girardi said. \u201cWe need to clean it up. We can\u2019t give extra outs.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Extra outs are the headline to a season gone wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies were supposed to be in the hunt in what was supposed to be a tight and tough NL East race, but so far there\u2019s only one real race involving Philly, and that\u2019s the ongoing competition between their offense and defense. Specifically, can their excellent hitters overcome their terrible defenders?\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>So far, it\u2019s no contest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies\u2019 hitting figures are in the top third, but they stand dead last in MLB in DRS (defensive runs saved) at a negative 28 runs. Which technically means, they\u2019ve saved no runs on balance, and given away 28.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They did nothing to help that number Sunday night, playing their usual shaky defense with a couple early misplays and two gifted runs in a three-run first inning. The Phillies\u2019 second big issue is the bullpen, and closer Knebel blew the lead again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler, the ex-Met, who pitched well but was undone by his fielders, refused to blame anyone but himself. He\u2019s a pro, though right now a beleaguered one.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/05292022METS121JS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mets\" class=\"wp-image-22459374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/05292022METS121JS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/05292022METS121JS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/05292022METS121JS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Eduardo Escobar delivered a walk-off double to win the game for the Mets.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jason Szenes <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to continue to battle,\u201d Wheeler said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to keep grinding. We\u2019ve got to turn it around. And it has got to be soon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>No one in that clubhouse is making excuses, which is a good sign. But no one inside that clubhouse could disagree, either.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to flush this one,\u201d Harper said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to turn the page as quick as possible \u2026 we\u2019ve got to keep going, we\u2019ve got to keep grinding. We\u2019ve got to go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The question finally came up as to whether Girardi may go.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies seemed like a forever .500 team, and they hired Girardi (Buck Showalter was a runner-up for the job) to improve things. Well, he is now eight games under over two-plus years. He\u2019s been an excellent manager over his career, but one NL scout, searching for reasons the Phillies could be so bad, speculated that Girardi \u201cmay be too uptight for a bunch of star players.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The way the Mets are going, they need no help. The Plummer bomb sent the raucous Citi Field fans into delirium. Then things really got loud when Escobar lined the game-winning double into right field to win it, sending the holiday crowd home happy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The visiting clubhouse was the opposite, filled with disbelief.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo need to panic,\u201d Harper urged.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But at the same time, it\u2019s assessment time. And 10 \u00bd games won\u2019t be easy to overcome.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a lot,\u201d Harper said. \u201cEveryone knows it\u2019s a lot.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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