The talk around the ballpark on Wednesday was Paul Hagen's trenchant expose on the recent futility of the Phillies. The venerable ball writer has put together a three-part series examining everything from the team's injuries to its corporate culture and emphasis on marketing instead of putting the best team on the field. Here's the series:
April 5: Anatomy of a drought April 6: Bad luck - or bad decisions? April 7: Gillick is main ingrediant