The second half is underway. That means that the Philadelphia Phillies are heading into what can only be described as the most important two and a half months of regular season baseball this core has played. The MLB trade deadline is the first item up on the schedule, and once July 31 passes the Phillies will be headlining a national broadcast mere days later.
Coming out of the All-Star break, ESPN announced that it had picked up the Phillies' Aug. 3 home game against the Detroit Tigers for Sunday Night Baseball. Originally scheduled for 1:35 p.