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Hittin’ Season #556: The next 30 days are the key to the Phillies season

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So much could be determined in the next month

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Baseball, it is often said, is a marathon, not a sprint.

A long view of a season that lasts six months and encompasses 162 games requires the patience and the understanding that every single game on the calendar cannot be life and death. One should not approach every Phillies game with the intensity of an Eagles game, at least not if you want to maintain some semblance of mental health.