As we become firmly entrenched in the holiday season, baseball media finds itself stuck in a debate regarding whether or not the Phillies are tanking.
Tanking isn't a term one hears too frequently in baseball, but, as someone who is familiar with Philadelphia sports, you are likely familiar with the concept. The Sixers, led by Sam Hinkie, have engaged in the most thorough war on the competitive values of sport over the last three years as they have become blind to the present in their myopic pursuit of future glory. They've hoarded talented players with injuries, future draft picks in the hope that enough of those bets will break right down the road to yield a championship-caliber roster.