This week we’re looking at the big storylines setting up the Phillies 2018 season. Over the next few days we’ll look closely at Gabe Kapler, Vince Velasquez, Cesar Hernandez and Maikel Franco, but today, it’s about hope in the face of what we’re used to as Philly fans (yes, even though the Eagles won the Super Bowl).
On July 28, 2010, I sat in my office and eagerly watched MLB.tv as the Phillies hosted the Diamondbacks. The Phils were 54-46, and Citizens Bank Park was full of course, as the team was en route to breaking the National League record for consecutive sellouts.