Philadelphia Phillies: 2 reasons fans shouldn’t have faith, 1 reason they should
By Tim Boyle
The 2022 Philadelphia Phillies are a frustrating bunch. They haven’t performed to the standards needed to make the fans universally confident. Any trip to the postseason for them feels like it could be short-lived.
The team has seen itself go from playoff pretender to a possible contender only to spoil a lot of those good feelings with too much mediocre play, far too often.
Should we have faith in the Fightins or not? For these two reasons we shouldn’t, and for this other reason, we should.
1) Philadelphia Phillies fans shouldn’t have faith because of the bullpen
The Phillies bullpen is a lot better this year but that’s also like saying you’re a lot taller today than you were when you were first born. How could things have been any worse than they have been?
The front office did add David Robertson to the ball club at the trade deadline. A sweet move, Robertson has been shaky at times and prone to his share of implosions. He’s fitting in nicely as a guy capable of giving us a heart attack.
The season-ending injury to Corey Knebel and the loss of Seranthony Dominguez to the IL puts a lot of pressure on other members of the relief corps. As successful as Andrew Bellatti has been, does anyone trust him in a big spot?
We all think we know how this will end. The Phillies have blown enough games with their bullpen in recent seasons and even this year for us to know better than to have faith in them.