The Failing Phils

The Phillies have 19 hits in their last 4 games, which is kind of misleading, since 10 of those came Friday night. I could go on and on about this team's offensive futility. But these are the three things that matter at the moment.

- Since being in first place with a 3.5 game lead on May 29, the Phillies are 27-35.
- The Mets have passed them in the standings.
- They are now in fourth place.

I have tickets to Tuesday night's game. I fully expect to hear several choruses of the E-A-G-L-E-S chant before the night is over. The 2019 Phillies had a chance to make baseball matter in Philadelphia again. But this group is no better than a warmup act until the Eagles season begins.

Feel free to sing this to the tune of Fly Eagles Fly.

Fail, Phillies, fail
for another freaking year
Fail Phillies fail
and the boos you're sure to hear
You can't score runs, you can't get outs
it's no surprise the fans will pout
Fail, Phillies fail
for another freaking year

E-A-G-L-E-S