The Phillies lost again on Wednesday night. Their bullpen imploded again in an 8-4 loss to the Braves in Atlanta. They’re now four games under .500 at 20-24. And they’re seven games back of the National League East-leading Mets in the loss column. All while having a top-5 payroll after an offseason spending spree.
All bad things. But it’s the clown show above — a series of comical events that belongs at Little League games and on blooper reels — that likely did the most damage to Joe Girardi.