You may have noticed that I didn’t write a preview for the Rangers series. That was partly because it was just a two-game series against a team the Phillies had recently played, and partly because I’ve had COVID, and I wasn’t feeling up to it.
Now that I’ve officially contracted everyone’s favorite coronavirus, I can confirm that it sucks. Maybe this particular variant is “just the flu,” but you know what? Having the flu isn’t an enjoyable experience! Between the inability to regulate my body temperature, the dry cough while I’m laying down, and the mouth sores that can apparently be a side effect, (Here’s something that isn’t fun: Having a canker sore the size of a penny on your tongue!