The Phillies have hit bottom.
Now the only question is how low can they go.
With yesterday's come-from-ahead 7-4 loss to the Mets, the Phils are now tied with the Milwaukee Brewers for the worst record in Major League Baseball.
The Phils are sitting at a lowly 11-21, double digits under .500, and a cool 9.5 game in back of the Mets, who took two of three in the weekend set in South Philly.
Is it time to start the Ryne Sandberg watch?
I always liked Sandberg and could never figure out why he was constantly passed over by the Cubs. Maybe now we know. It's bad enough to watch this team, but listening to Sandberg's deadpan recaps after the game is almost cruel and unusual punishment.
No wonder the team has no life. They're taking a clue from the skipper.
On Friday, after he grounded into an inning-ending double-play, Utley's batting average officially slid under the almost unbelievable .100 mark.
Yesterday Utley doubled - his first of the season - and raised his average to .116.
Looking for a silver lining to this miserable season?
Check out young phenom Aaron Nola. The top draft pick from Louisiana State has been overpowering hitters with the Reading Phils. He went eight innings Sunday, in the process overpowering the Erie Sea Wolves. He threw 101 pitches, 66 of them for strikes. He gave up just four hits and struck out eight. More importnatly, he did not walk a batter, in the process lowering his ERA to 2.04.
We know all about the Phils todays. They are on course to lose as many as 100 games.
It's probably time to start thinking about the future, and what this lineup may look like then.
Whether or not Ryne Sandberg will be around is likely going to be talked about a lot this summer.
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